Marie-Josephte POULIN

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27 February 1749 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

5 November 1812 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Pierre POULIN Marie-Anne DOYON

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Born: 27 February 1749 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre POULIN

Mother: Marie-Anne DOYON

Paternal grandparents: Jean POULIN , Marie GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DOYON , Françoise GAGNON

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Marie-Josephte married Joseph-Marie SIMARD 4 November 1766 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Marie SIMARD was born 16 December 1735 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Joseph-Marie died 8 January 1811 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph-Marie was the child of Étienne SIMARD and Barbe DUFOUR.

Marie-Josephte POULIN died 5 November 1812 in Québec, 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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Marie-Josephte POULIN married

Joseph-Marie SIMARD
Marriage date: 4 November 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie SIMARD was the child of Étienne SIMARD and Barbe DUFOUR

Children of Joseph-Marie SIMARD and Marie-Josephte POULIN

Josephte SIMARD

Born: 11 August 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 January 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Frederic FILION 3 February 1795 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1749
27 February 1749
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte POULIN and Joseph-Marie SIMARD 4 November 1766, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Josephte SIMARD was born 11 August 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 18 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)

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Josephte SIMARD married 3 February 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Frederic FILION

1798 Death of Child
Josephte SIMARD died 5 January 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 48 years old.

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

1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Marie SIMARD died 8 January 1811, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Death — 1812
5 November 1812
Québec, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 63.