Simon MAHEU

(b. 28 October 1747 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 7 September 1798 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

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Simon MAHEU was born 28 October 1747 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Simon MAHEU was the child of Nicolas MAHEU and Louise-Angélique TOUPIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel MAHEU and Ursule GIROUX (maternal) René TOUPIN and Geneviève LANGLOIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Simon married Marie-Louise REID 13 November 1775 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise REID was born 17 March 1757 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie-Louise died 23 October 1806 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie-Louise was the child of Claude REID and Josephe DESCENT dite SANSPITIÉ.

Simon MAHEU died 7 September 1798 in Châteauguay, 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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Simon MAHEU married

Marie-Louise REID-- Date: 13 November 1775 Place: Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise REID was the child of Claude REID and Josephe DESCENT dite SANSPITIÉ

Children of Simon MAHEU and Marie-Louise REID:

Marie-Louise MAHEU (b.5 January 1780, Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 May 1826, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )
m. François PRIMEAU 19 January 1802 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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1747 Birth
28 October 1747
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 Marriage / Partner
Simon MAHEU and Marie-Louise REID 13 November 1775, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

He 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MAHEU was born 5 January 1780, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Simon 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)