Joseph SIMARD

Born

22 September 1773 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 February 1855 , Napierville, Canada East

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Louis-Francois-Elzear SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE Desanges GAGNÉ

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Born: 22 September 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis-Francois-Elzear SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE

Mother: Desanges GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: François SIMARD , Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Ignace GAGNÉ , Agathe PERRON

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Joseph married Rosalie RODRIGUE 25 November 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rosalie RODRIGUE was born 19 February 1773 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Rosalie was the child of Jacques RODRIGUE and Marie-Antoinette BERNIER.

Joseph married (2) Constance TREMBLAY 19 October 1802 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Constance TREMBLAY was born 20 September 1780 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Constance died 9 January 1861 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle). Constance was the child of Joseph TREMBLAY and Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY.

Joseph SIMARD died 28 February 1855 in Napierville, Canada East .
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Joseph SIMARD married

Rosalie RODRIGUE
Marriage date: 25 November 1794
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Rosalie RODRIGUE was the child of Jacques RODRIGUE and Marie-Antoinette BERNIER

Children of Joseph SIMARD and Rosalie RODRIGUE

Angele SIMARD

Born: 30 March 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel TREMBLAY 22 February 1813 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josette SIMARD

Born: 9 August 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 3 March 1845, La Baie, Canada East

Married: Joseph ROUSSEAU 17 January 1815 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph SIMARD married

Constance TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 19 October 1802
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Constance TREMBLAY was the child of Joseph TREMBLAY and Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY

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Children of Joseph SIMARD and Constance TREMBLAY

Francois-Thomas SIMARD

Born: 22 December 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 8 September 1881, Alfred, Ontario, Canada

Francois SIMARD

Born: 3 March 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Aristide SIMARD

Born: abt. 1827, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 April 1897, Lacolle, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1773
22 September 1773
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.

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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SIMARD and Rosalie RODRIGUE 25 November 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Angele SIMARD was born 30 March 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Josette SIMARD was born 9 August 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 24 years old.

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

1802 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SIMARD and Constance TREMBLAY 19 October 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 29 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Francois-Thomas SIMARD was born 22 December 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1813 Marriage of Child
Angele SIMARD married 22 February 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Michel TREMBLAY

1813 Birth of Child
Francois SIMARD was born 3 March 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Josette SIMARD married 17 January 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph ROUSSEAU

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)

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

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

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)

1845 Death of Child
Josette SIMARD died 3 March 1845, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Joseph was 71 years old.

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.

Death — 1855
28 February 1855
Napierville, Canada East
He died at the age of 81.

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