Rosalie SIMARD

Born

11 October 1758 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

10 May 1798 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste-Noel SIMARD Elisabeth BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET)

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Born: 11 October 1758 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste-Noel SIMARD

Mother: Elisabeth BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET)

Paternal grandparents: Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE , Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE , Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE

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Rosalie married Pierre POITRAS 8 January 1787 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre POITRAS was born 18 November 1739 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 16 December 1820 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Pierre was the child of Jacques POITRAS and Marie-Anne GAGNE.

Rosalie SIMARD died 10 May 1798 in La Malbaie, Lower 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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Pierre POITRAS
Marriage date: 8 January 1787
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre POITRAS was the child of Jacques POITRAS and Marie-Anne GAGNE

Children of Pierre POITRAS and Rosalie SIMARD

Marie-Genevieve POITRAS

Born: 1 January 1788, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 December 1826, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean BRASSARD 27 October 1807 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Christophe POITRAS

Born: abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 February 1851, Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Canada East

Married: Mary HEWETT (HEWITT) 8 August 1815 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre POITRAS

Born: 23 June 1794, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 22 July 1854, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Archange ROCHEFORT dite LURET 24 February 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1758
11 October 1758
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Rosalie SIMARD and Pierre POITRAS 8 January 1787, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 28 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve POITRAS was born 1 January 1788, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Rosalie was 29 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Pierre POITRAS was born 23 June 1794, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Rosalie was 35 years old.