Geneviève SIMARD

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13 October 1766 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

6 November 1840 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste-Noel SIMARD Elisabeth BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET)

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Born: 13 October 1766 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste-Noel SIMARD

Mother: Elisabeth BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET)

Paternal grandparents: Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE , Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE , Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE

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Geneviève married Charles GRAVEL 23 July 1792 in Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Charles GRAVEL was born 22 January 1762 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Charles died 1 November 1817 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Charles was the child of Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Anne BUREAU.

Geneviève SIMARD died 6 November 1840 in Les Éboulements, 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
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Geneviève SIMARD married

Charles GRAVEL
Marriage date: 23 July 1792
Marriage place: Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Lower Canada
Charles GRAVEL was the child of Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Anne BUREAU

Children of Charles GRAVEL and Geneviève SIMARD

Marie-Josephe GRAVEL

Born: 11 May 1793, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Philippe TREMBLAY 28 April 1812 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Angelique GRAVEL

Born: 25 May 1796, Château-Richer, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 29 August 1815 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charles GRAVEL

Born: 15 May 1800, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 13 January 1863, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Felicite TREMBLAY 9 October 1824 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Thomas GRAVEL

Born: 11 March 1802, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 19 March 1866, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Luce AUDET dite LAPOINTE 1 February 1831 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph GRAVEL

Born: 17 May 1805, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 18 February 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Agnes POTVIN 7 November 1826 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin GRAVEL

Born: 30 July 1809, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 17 September 1899, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Josephine GAGNON 28 August 1832 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1766
13 October 1766
Les Éboulements, 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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève SIMARD and Charles GRAVEL 23 July 1792, Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GRAVEL was born 11 May 1793, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 26 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Angelique GRAVEL was born 25 May 1796, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Geneviève was 29 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Charles GRAVEL was born 15 May 1800, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 33 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Thomas GRAVEL was born 11 March 1802, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 35 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Joseph GRAVEL was born 17 May 1805, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 38 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Augustin GRAVEL was born 30 July 1809, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève was 42 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GRAVEL married 28 April 1812, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph-Philippe TREMBLAY

1815 Marriage of Child
Angelique GRAVEL married 29 August 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles GRAVEL died 1 November 1817, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

1824 Marriage of Child
Charles GRAVEL married 9 October 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Felicite TREMBLAY

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

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Joseph GRAVEL married 7 November 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Agnes POTVIN

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Thomas GRAVEL married 1 February 1831, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Luce AUDET dite LAPOINTE

1832 Marriage of Child
Augustin GRAVEL married 28 August 1832, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Josephine GAGNON

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)

Death — 1840
6 November 1840
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 74.

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