Marguerite SIMARD

Born

2 September 1764 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

22 August 1852 , La Malbaie, Canada East

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François SIMARD Marguerite GAGNÉ

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Born: 2 September 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François SIMARD

Mother: Marguerite GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: François-Noel SIMARD , Usule PARE

Maternal grandparents: Jacques GAGNÉ , Helene PERRON

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Marguerite married Basile BARRETTE 5 November 1782 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Basile BARRETTE was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Basile died 13 November 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Basile was the child of Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) and Marie-Thérèse FORTIN.

Marguerite SIMARD died 22 August 1852 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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Basile BARRETTE
Marriage date: 5 November 1782
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Basile BARRETTE was the child of Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) and Marie-Thérèse FORTIN

Children of Basile BARRETTE and Marguerite SIMARD

Monique BARRETTE

Born: 31 December 1783, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 December 1842, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Charles DUFOUR 8 January 1811 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Catherine BARRETTE

Born: 16 January 1786, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 January 1843, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Jacques BOUCHARD 8 November 1808 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite BARRETTE

Born: 8 January 1788, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 January 1877, La Baie, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre GAGNE 22 January 1811 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Ursule BARRETTE

Born: 11 February 1790, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 March 1822, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie DALLAIRE 8 November 1808 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Therese BARRETTE

Born: 12 March 1796, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 6 December 1876, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Honore SAVARD 10 November 1812 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile BARRETTE

Born: 12 March 1796, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 16 January 1829, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 31 August 1819 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine BARRETTE

Born: 27 November 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 21 October 1848, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Charles FORGUES 31 August 1819 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1764
2 September 1764
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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite SIMARD and Basile BARRETTE 5 November 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Monique BARRETTE was born 31 December 1783, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite was 19 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Catherine BARRETTE was born 16 January 1786, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marguerite BARRETTE was born 8 January 1788, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Ursule BARRETTE was born 11 February 1790, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite was 25 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Basile BARRETTE was born 12 March 1796, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Therese BARRETTE was born 12 March 1796, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Madeleine BARRETTE was born 27 November 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Catherine BARRETTE married 8 November 1808, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jacques BOUCHARD

1808 Marriage of Child
Ursule BARRETTE married 8 November 1808, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Joseph-Marie DALLAIRE

1811 Marriage of Child
Monique BARRETTE married 8 January 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Charles DUFOUR

1811 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BARRETTE married 22 January 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Pierre GAGNE

1812 Marriage of Child
Therese BARRETTE married 10 November 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Honore SAVARD

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Basile BARRETTE died 13 November 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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 Marriage of Child
Basile BARRETTE married 31 August 1819, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie TREMBLAY

1819 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BARRETTE married 31 August 1819, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Charles FORGUES

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Death of Child
Ursule BARRETTE died 21 March 1822, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite was 57 years old.

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

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

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)

1829 Death of Child
Basile BARRETTE died 16 January 1829, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite was 64 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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

1842 Death of Child
Monique BARRETTE died 5 December 1842, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite was 78 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Death of Child
Catherine BARRETTE died 8 January 1843, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite was 78 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1848 Death of Child
Madeleine BARRETTE died 21 October 1848, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marguerite was 84 years old.

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

Death — 1852
22 August 1852
La Malbaie, Canada East
She died at the age of 88.

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