Simon PARENT

(b. 15 April 1749 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1828 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )

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Simon PARENT was born 15 April 1749 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Simon PARENT was the child of Rene-Francois PARENT and Catherine ROCHEREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles PARENT and Marie-Anne DUPRAC (maternal) Jean-Baptiste ROCHEREAU and Jeanne-Elisabeth DERY

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

Simon married Marie-Marthe CLOUTIER 28 August 1781 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marthe CLOUTIER was born 17 January 1758 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marthe died 8 July 1823 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie-Marthe was the child of Pierre CLOUTIER and Marie-Marthe DUPONT.

Simon PARENT died 16 June 1828 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .

m. Cloutier Marie-Marthe
m. Maheu Madeleine

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Simon PARENT married

Marie-Marthe CLOUTIER-- Date: 28 August 1781 Place: Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marthe CLOUTIER was the child of Pierre CLOUTIER and Marie-Marthe DUPONT

Children of Simon PARENT and Marie-Marthe CLOUTIER:

Pierre PARENT (b.30 August 1793, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada d. 16 March 1863, Sainte-Marie, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephe GAGNE 8 August 1820 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1749 Birth
15 April 1749
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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

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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Simon PARENT and Marie-Marthe CLOUTIER 28 August 1781, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

He was 32 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Pierre PARENT was born 30 August 1793, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Simon was 44 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Pierre PARENT married 8 August 1820, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) to Marie-Josephe GAGNE