Pierre SIMARD

Born

7 March 1705 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

17 February 1785 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

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Noel SIMARD Anne DODIER

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Born: 7 March 1705 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Noel SIMARD

Mother: Anne DODIER

Paternal grandparents: Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE , Marie-Madeleine RACINE

Maternal grandparents: Jacques DODIER , Catherine CARON

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Pierre married Françoise MEUNIER 5 May 1730 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise MEUNIER was born 18 November 1709 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Françoise died 14 December 1749 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Françoise was the child of François MEUNIER and Angélique JACOB.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ 1 July 1750 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ was born 16 April 1722 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Josephe was the child of François-Xavier GAGNÉ and Geneviève FILION.

Pierre SIMARD died 17 February 1785 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Pierre SIMARD married

Françoise MEUNIER
Marriage date: 5 May 1730
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Françoise MEUNIER was the child of François MEUNIER and Angélique JACOB

Children of Pierre SIMARD and Françoise MEUNIER

François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE

Born: 6 January 1737, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 11 August 1807, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marie LAVOIE 3 November 1761 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Julie-Judith SIMARD

Born: 27 May 1739, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 4 June 1823, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Louis LAVOIE 10 January 1757 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Josephte SIMARD

Born: 18 June 1746, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 31 May 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN 27 January 1769 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre SIMARD married

Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 1 July 1750
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ was the child of François-Xavier GAGNÉ and Geneviève FILION

Children of Pierre SIMARD and Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ

Basile SIMARD

Born: 8 May 1751, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 13 March 1824, St-Régis, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada

Married: Charlotte FORTIN 25 November 1771 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Judith SIMARD

Born: 27 September 1755, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 2 August 1824, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BLUTEAU 22 November 1774 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Felicite SIMARD

Born: 14 January 1758, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 15 February 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Étienne-Henri LAVOIE 18 January 1779 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Married: Louis SIMARD 2 February 1789 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1705
7 March 1705
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SIMARD and Françoise MEUNIER 5 May 1730, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 25 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE was born 6 January 1737, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie-Judith SIMARD was born 27 May 1739, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte SIMARD was born 18 June 1746, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Pierre was 41 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise MEUNIER died 14 December 1749, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

1750 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SIMARD and Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ 1 July 1750, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 45 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Basile SIMARD was born 8 May 1751, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Pierre was 46 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith SIMARD was born 27 September 1755, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Pierre was 50 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Julie-Judith SIMARD married 10 January 1757, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Louis LAVOIE

1758 Birth of Child
Felicite SIMARD was born 14 January 1758, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Pierre was 52 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE married 3 November 1761, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Marie LAVOIE

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte SIMARD married 27 January 1769, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN

1771 Marriage of Child
Basile SIMARD married 25 November 1771 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Charlotte FORTIN

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith SIMARD married 22 November 1774, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Pierre BLUTEAU

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Felicite SIMARD married 18 January 1779, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Étienne-Henri LAVOIE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1785
17 February 1785
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 80.

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