Simon BARBEAU

Born

30 January 1722 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

7 June 1784 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 30 January 1722 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Simon BARBEAU

Father

Simon BARBEAU

Mother

Catherine AUVRAY

Grandparents of Simon BARBEAU

Paternal grandparents

François BARBEAU Marie-Marguerite HEDOUIN

Maternal grandparents

Jacques AUVRAY Marie-Catherine MEZERAY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Simon married Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU 6 May 1748 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU was born 24 April 1712 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Jeanne died 6 April 1754 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Jeanne was the child of Jean MERDIEU dit BOURBON and Claudine GUERIN.

Simon BARBEAU died 7 June 1784 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Simon BARBEAU

Simon BARBEAU married

Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU
Marriage date: 6 May 1748
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU was the child of Jean MERDIEU dit BOURBON and Claudine GUERIN

Children of Simon BARBEAU and Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU

Marie-Louise BARBEAU

Born: abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gabriel ROUTHIER 3 November 1772 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
30 January 1722
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Simon BARBEAU and Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU 6 May 1748, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU died 6 April 1754, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BARBEAU married 3 November 1772, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Gabriel ROUTHIER

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.