Jean-Baptiste SIMARD

Born

19 June 1757 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

21 December 1834 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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

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Born: 19 June 1757 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Nathalie MARTEL 15 November 1779 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Nathalie MARTEL was born 3 April 1758 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Nathalie died 2 March 1783 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Nathalie was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Clothide DESBIENS.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Suzanne LAVOIE 22 October 1792 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Suzanne LAVOIE was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Suzanne died 23 March 1841 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Suzanne was the child of Basile LAVOIE and Marie MARTINEAU.

Jean-Baptiste SIMARD died 21 December 1834 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Jean-Baptiste SIMARD married

Marie-Nathalie MARTEL
Marriage date: 15 November 1779
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Nathalie MARTEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Clothide DESBIENS

Children of Jean-Baptiste SIMARD and Marie-Nathalie MARTEL

Rosalie SIMARD

Born: 12 November 1780, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 October 1842, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: André TREMBLAY 11 February 1801 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Baptiste SIMARD married

Suzanne LAVOIE
Marriage date: 22 October 1792
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Suzanne LAVOIE was the child of Basile LAVOIE and Marie MARTINEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste SIMARD and Suzanne LAVOIE

Andre SIMARD

Born: 5 October 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 29 November 1823 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Married: Josephine TREMBLAY 23 November 1841 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste SIMARD

Born: 2 April 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 29 July 1875, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Married: Olive BOUCHARD 19 November 1821 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Monique SIMARD

Born: abt. 1801, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 December 1843, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Joseph SIMARD 8 February 1825 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1757
19 June 1757
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste SIMARD and Marie-Nathalie MARTEL 15 November 1779, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 22 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Rosalie SIMARD was born 12 November 1780, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1783 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Nathalie MARTEL died 2 March 1783, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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
Jean-Baptiste SIMARD and Suzanne LAVOIE 22 October 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 35 years old.

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

1796 Birth of Child
Andre SIMARD was born 5 October 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SIMARD was born 2 April 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Rosalie SIMARD married 11 February 1801, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to André TREMBLAY

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SIMARD married 19 November 1821, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Olive BOUCHARD

1823 Marriage of Child
Andre SIMARD married 29 November 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie TREMBLAY

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

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

1825 Marriage of Child
Monique SIMARD married 8 February 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph SIMARD

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1834
21 December 1834
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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