Simon BERTRAND

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November 19 1739 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

June 21 1808 , Verchères, Lower Canada

Age: 68

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Jacques BERTRAND Marie-Louise DUMOCHEL

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Born: November 19 1739 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques BERTRAND

Mother: Marie-Louise DUMOCHEL

Paternal grandparents: Jean BERTRAND , Charlotte BÉRARD

Maternal grandparents: Paul DUMOUCHEL , Marie-Louise TESSIER

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Simon married Marie-Amable COUTURIER dite BOURGUIGNON 15 April 1765 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Amable COUTURIER dite BOURGUIGNON was born abt. 1749 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Amable died 11 October 1790 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Amable was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER dit BOURGUIGNON and Madeleine BABIN.

Simon married (2) Ursule GALIPEAU 24 February 1794 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ursule GALIPEAU was born 29 November 1770 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Ursule died 17 August 1835 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Ursule was the child of Charles GALIPEAU and Ursule BROUILLET.

Simon BERTRAND died June 21 1808 in Verchères, Lower Canada .

Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 (in French)
Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967

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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 BERTRAND married

Marie-Amable COUTURIER dite BOURGUIGNON
Marriage date: 15 April 1765
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Amable COUTURIER dite BOURGUIGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER dit BOURGUIGNON and Madeleine BABIN

Children of Simon BERTRAND and Marie-Amable COUTURIER dite BOURGUIGNON

Marguerite BERTRAND

Born: abt. 1773, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1855, Beloeil, Canada East

Married: Louis LEDOUX 1 August 1796 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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Ursule GALIPEAU
Marriage date: 24 February 1794
Marriage place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Ursule GALIPEAU was the child of Charles GALIPEAU and Ursule BROUILLET

Children of Simon BERTRAND and Ursule GALIPEAU

Françoise BERTRAND

Born: June 25 1798, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 24 June 1871, Québec, Québec, Canada

Married: François AUCLAIR 26 January 1818 Place: Granby, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Granby)

Charlotte BERTRAND

Born: abt. 1803, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1871, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Pierre VINCELET (VINCELETTE) 19 August 1823 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1739
November 19 1739
Montréal, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Simon BERTRAND and Marie-Amable COUTURIER dite BOURGUIGNON 15 April 1765 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 25 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Amable COUTURIER dite BOURGUIGNON died 11 October 1790, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Simon BERTRAND and Ursule GALIPEAU 24 February 1794, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 54 years old.

1796 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BERTRAND married 1 August 1796, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Louis LEDOUX

1798 Birth of Child
Françoise BERTRAND was born June 25 1798, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Simon was 58 years old.

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

Death — 1808
June 21 1808
Verchères, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 68.

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