Helene SIMARD

Born

13 September 1773 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 October 1852 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

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Louis-Prisque SIMARD Geneviève LAVOIE

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Born: 13 September 1773 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis-Prisque SIMARD

Mother: Geneviève LAVOIE

Paternal grandparents: Prisque SIMARD , Angélique GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE , Helene FORTIN

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Helene married Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET 3 February 1789 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET was born 14 October 1763 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Augustin died 10 January 1797 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Augustin was the child of Joseph LURET dit ROCHEFORT and Marie-Françoise DEVIN.

Helene SIMARD died 26 October 1852 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East .
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Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET
Marriage date: 3 February 1789
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET was the child of Joseph LURET dit ROCHEFORT and Marie-Françoise DEVIN

Children of Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET and Helene SIMARD

Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET

Born: 16 September 1792, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 23 May 1879, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Modeste TREMBLAY 26 October 1813 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Helene ROCHEFORT dite LURET

Born: 19 October 1794, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: 13 June 1881, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Gregoire GAGNON 7 January 1813 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1773
13 September 1773
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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Helene SIMARD and Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET 3 February 1789, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

She was 15 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET was born 16 September 1792, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Helene was 19 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Helene ROCHEFORT dite LURET was born 19 October 1794, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Helene was 21 years old.

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET died 10 January 1797, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Helene ROCHEFORT dite LURET married 7 January 1813, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Gregoire GAGNON

1813 Marriage of Child
Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET married 26 October 1813, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Modeste 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