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

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Born: 18 June 1746 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Josephte SIMARD

Father

Pierre SIMARD

Mother

Françoise MEUNIER

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte SIMARD

Paternal grandparents

Noel SIMARD Anne DODIER

Maternal grandparents

François MEUNIER Angélique JACOB

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

Marie-Josephte married Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN 27 January 1769 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN was born 9 February 1738 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . Michel died 13 May 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Michel was the child of Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY.

Marie-Josephte SIMARD died 31 May 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte SIMARD

Marie-Josephte SIMARD married

Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN
Marriage date: 27 January 1769
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN was the child of Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY

Children of Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Marie-Josephte SIMARD

Michel POTVIN

Born: 17 September 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte SIMARD 18 January 1803 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Josephte POTVIN

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 November 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin BOIVIN 26 November 1793 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Jean-Joseph POTVIN

Born: 5 July 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 November 1839, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Agnes TREMBLAY 13 November 1798 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1746
18 June 1746
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte SIMARD and Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN 27 January 1769, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 22 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Michel POTVIN was born 17 September 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte 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.

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN died 13 May 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Joseph POTVIN was born 5 July 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1788
31 May 1788
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 41.

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