Simon PARENT

Born

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

Died

16 June 1828 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France. Marie-Marthe died 8 July 1823 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . Marie-Marthe was the child of Pierre CLOUTIER and Marie-Marthe DUPONT .

Parents & Family of Simon PARENT

Parents of Simon PARENT

Father

Rene-Francois PARENT

Mother

Catherine ROCHEREAU

Grandparents of Simon PARENT

Paternal grandparents

Charles PARENT Marie-Anne DUPRAC

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste ROCHEREAU Jeanne-Elisabeth DERY

m. Cloutier Marie-Marthe
m. Maheu Madeleine

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Simon PARENT

Simon PARENT married

Marie-Marthe CLOUTIER
Marriage date: 28 August 1781
Marriage 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

Born: 30 August 1793, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: 16 March 1863, Sainte-Marie, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe GAGNE 8 August 1820 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower 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 — 1749
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, Lower Canada to Marie-Josephe GAGNE