Louis SIMARD

Born

14 October 1771 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 August 1852 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Louis married Helene BOLDUC 13 February 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Helene BOLDUC was born 16 August 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Helene died 11 October 1819 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Helene was the child of Joseph BOLDUC and Emerance BOUCHARD .

Parents & Family of Louis SIMARD

Parents of Louis SIMARD

Father

Joseph SIMARD

Mother

Marie-Victoire-Desanges LAVOIE

Grandparents of Louis SIMARD

Paternal grandparents

François-Noel SIMARD Usule PARE

Maternal grandparents

Jacques LAVOIE Marie BARBEAU

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis SIMARD

Louis SIMARD married

Helene BOLDUC
Marriage date: 13 February 1798
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Helene BOLDUC was the child of Joseph BOLDUC and Emerance BOUCHARD

Children of Louis SIMARD and Helene BOLDUC

Joseph SIMARD

Born: 12 July 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 22 October 1872, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Monique SIMARD 8 February 1825 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Louis SIMARD

Born: 18 October 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 9 October 1866, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Quirille CASTAING 22 November 1825 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Georges SIMARD

Born: 31 August 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 16 June 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Marguerite SAULNIER dite LACOULINE 17 February 1835 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 — 1771
14 October 1771
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Louis SIMARD and Helene BOLDUC 13 February 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Joseph SIMARD was born 12 July 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 29 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Louis SIMARD was born 18 October 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 33 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Georges SIMARD was born 31 August 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 41 years old.

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.

1819 Death of Spouse/Partner
Helene BOLDUC died 11 October 1819, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Joseph SIMARD married 8 February 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Monique SIMARD

1825 Marriage of Child
Louis SIMARD married 22 November 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Marie-Quirille CASTAING

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Marriage of Child
Georges SIMARD married 17 February 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Marguerite SAULNIER dite LACOULINE

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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)

1847 Death of Child
Georges SIMARD died 16 June 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 75 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

Death — 1852
19 August 1852
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
He died at the age of 80.

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