Ambroise SIMARD

Born

14 September 1783 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 January 1860 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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François SIMARD Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY

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Born: 14 September 1783 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François SIMARD

Mother: Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: François SIMARD , Marie-Josephe TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Jean TREMBLAY , Catherine LAVOIE

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Ambroise married Angele COTE 24 May 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angele COTE was born 2 September 1784 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angele died 9 March 1828 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angele was the child of Joseph COTE and Dorothee TREMBLAY.

Ambroise SIMARD died 21 January 1860 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .

m. Marie Huot
21 juillet 1829
Château-Richer, La-Visitation-de-Notre-Dame, Montmorency, Québec
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Spouse & Children of Ambroise SIMARD

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Ambroise SIMARD married

Angele COTE
Marriage date: 24 May 1803
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Angele COTE was the child of Joseph COTE and Dorothee TREMBLAY

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Children of Ambroise SIMARD and Angele COTE

Mars-Marc SIMARD

Born: 8 November 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 20 January 1862, Laterrière, Canada East

Married: Marie-Luce FILION 12 January 1829 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Thomas SIMARD

Born: 26 August 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 13 June 1881, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie GAGNON 16 February 1830 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Maxime SIMARD

Born: 15 November 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elmire SIMARD 3 August 1838 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1783
14 September 1783
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1803 Marriage / Partner
Ambroise SIMARD and Angele COTE 24 May 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 19 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Mars-Marc SIMARD was born 8 November 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Ambroise was 22 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Thomas SIMARD was born 26 August 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Ambroise was 23 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Maxime SIMARD was born 15 November 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Ambroise was 32 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)

1828 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angele COTE died 9 March 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

1829 Marriage of Child
Mars-Marc SIMARD married 12 January 1829, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marie-Luce FILION

1830 Marriage of Child
Thomas SIMARD married 16 February 1830, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marie GAGNON

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

1838 Marriage of Child
Maxime SIMARD married 3 August 1838, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Elmire SIMARD

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

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

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

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death — 1860
21 January 1860
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
He died at the age of 76.