Simon
DRAPEAU
Born
17 March 1768
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
1 May 1856
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East
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Born: 17 March 1768 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jean-Baptiste DRAPEAU
Mother:
Marie-Rose FERLAND
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre DRAPEAU
, Marie-Anne LACROIX
Maternal grandparents:
François FERLAND
, Anne PAULET
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Simon married Marie-Françoise DEMERS 15 July 1793 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise DEMERS was born 15 December 1769 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise died 5 December 1858 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of Pierre DEMERS and Marie-Françoise FRECHETTE.
Simon DRAPEAU died 1 May 1856 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Simon DRAPEAU
Simon DRAPEAU married 
Marie-Françoise DEMERS
Marriage date: 15 July 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Marie-Françoise DEMERS was the child of Pierre DEMERS and Marie-Françoise FRECHETTE
Marie-Françoise DEMERSMarriage date: 15 July 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Marie-Françoise DEMERS was the child of Pierre DEMERS and Marie-Françoise FRECHETTE
Children of Simon DRAPEAU and Marie-Françoise DEMERS
Elizabeth DRAPEAUBorn: 01/29/1799, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died: 14 December 1846, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East
Died: 14 December 1846, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East
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Birth — 176817 March 1768
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
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 Marriage / PartnerSimon DRAPEAU and Marie-Françoise DEMERS 15 July 1793, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
He was 25 years old.
1799 Birth of ChildElizabeth DRAPEAU was born 01/29/1799, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Simon was 30 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Death of ChildElizabeth DRAPEAU died 14 December 1846, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
Simon was 78 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.Death — 18561 May 1856
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East
He died at the age of 88.
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