Simon DEFAILLET

Born

27 October 1771 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

12 July 1824 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Simon married Veronique FISSIAU 9 February 1795 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronique FISSIAU was born abt. 1777 in Québec Province, Canada. Veronique died 13 April 1843 in Saint-Constant, Canada East. Veronique was the child of Thomas FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE and Marie-Charlotte SURPRENANT .

Parents & Family of Simon DEFAILLET

Parents of Simon DEFAILLET

Father

Pierre DEFAILLET

Mother

Marie-Josephe PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

Grandparents of Simon DEFAILLET

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Noel PAQUET dit LARIVIERE Marie-Anne ARTEAU (ARTAULT)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Simon DEFAILLET

Simon DEFAILLET married

Veronique FISSIAU
Marriage date: 9 February 1795
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Veronique FISSIAU was the child of Thomas FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE and Marie-Charlotte SURPRENANT

Children of Simon DEFAILLET and Veronique FISSIAU

Celeste DEFAILLET

Born: 18 September 1797, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: René TREMBLAY 8 January 1816 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1771
27 October 1771
Chambly, 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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Simon DEFAILLET and Veronique FISSIAU 9 February 1795, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 23 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Celeste DEFAILLET was born 18 September 1797, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Simon was 25 years old.

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

1816 Marriage of Child
Celeste DEFAILLET married 8 January 1816, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to René 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