Marie-Cecile SIMARD

Born

10 December 1746 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

5 November 1776 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph SIMARD Cecile TREMBLAY

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Born: 10 December 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph SIMARD

Mother: Cecile TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: François-Noel SIMARD , Usule PARE

Maternal grandparents: Étienne TREMBLAY , Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

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Marie-Cecile married Jean-Marc GONTHIER 7 February 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Marc GONTHIER was born 19 September 1741 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Jean-Marc died 26 March 1809 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Jean-Marc was the child of Jean GONTHIER and Marie-Josephte GAGNON.

Marie-Cecile SIMARD died 5 November 1776 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Cecile SIMARD

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Marie-Cecile SIMARD married

Jean-Marc GONTHIER
Marriage date: 7 February 1764
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marc GONTHIER was the child of Jean GONTHIER and Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Children of Jean-Marc GONTHIER and Marie-Cecile SIMARD

Dorothee GONTHIER

Born: 10 January 1766, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 April 1838, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Urbain TREMBLAY 21 November 1785 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Eloi TREMBLAY 29 July 1828 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER

Born: 24 October 1769, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 April 1842, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Felicite TREMBLAY 21 July 1795 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Married: Marie-Constance BOUCHARD 10 February 1801 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Married: Geneviève BOUCHER 1 August 1809 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth GONTHIER

Born: 26 December 1772, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 November 1834, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada

Married: Guillaume TREMBLAY 9 August 1796 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Married: Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE 15 September 1812 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Victoire GONTHIER

Born: 10 December 1774, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 February 1849, Montréal, Canada East

Married: Pierre-François TREMBLAY 1 July 1794 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1746
10 December 1746
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Cecile SIMARD and Jean-Marc GONTHIER 7 February 1764, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 17 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Dorothee GONTHIER was born 10 January 1766, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Cecile was 19 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER was born 24 October 1769, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Cecile was 22 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GONTHIER was born 26 December 1772, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Cecile was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Victoire GONTHIER was born 10 December 1774, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Cecile was 28 years old.

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.