Jerome SIMARD

Born

10 April 1779 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 January 1856 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Jerome married Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER 9 October 1804 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER was born 7 November 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Catherine died 23 September 1860 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East . Marie-Catherine was the child of Augustin GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Marie-Modeste TREMBLAY .

Parents & Family of Jerome SIMARD

Parents of Jerome SIMARD

Father

Joseph-Godefroy SIMARD

Mother

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Grandparents of Jerome SIMARD

Paternal grandparents

Joseph SIMARD Cecile TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents

Thomas COTE Geneviève GAGNON

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jerome SIMARD

Jerome SIMARD married

Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 9 October 1804
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER was the child of Augustin GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Marie-Modeste TREMBLAY

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Children of Jerome SIMARD and Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER

Jerome SIMARD

Born: 6 October 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 12 June 1875, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Lucille FORTIN 25 August 1829 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Adelaide SIMARD

Born: 27 April 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 6 February 1846, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 6 November 1827 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Domithilde SIMARD

Born: 6 September 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 4 March 1894, Saint-Hilarion, Québec, Canada

Married: Eucher (Eugene) TREMBLAY 29 January 1833 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Florine-Flavine SIMARD

Born: 24 November 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Florent COTE 31 July 1838 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Calixte SIMARD

Born: 5 December 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 6 September 1868, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Abraham GAUTHIER 8 October 1844 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1779
10 April 1779
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)

1804 Marriage / Partner
Jerome SIMARD and Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER 9 October 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Jerome SIMARD was born 6 October 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jerome was 26 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Adelaide SIMARD was born 27 April 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jerome was 31 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Domithilde SIMARD was born 6 September 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jerome was 34 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Florine-Flavine SIMARD was born 24 November 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jerome was 38 years old.

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

1823 Birth of Child
Calixte SIMARD was born 5 December 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jerome was 44 years old.

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)

1827 Marriage of Child
Adelaide SIMARD married 6 November 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Joseph TREMBLAY

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

1829 Marriage of Child
Jerome SIMARD married 25 August 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Lucille FORTIN

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Domithilde SIMARD married 29 January 1833, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Eucher (Eugene) TREMBLAY

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
Florine-Flavine SIMARD married 31 July 1838, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Florent COTE

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)

1844 Marriage of Child
Calixte SIMARD married 8 October 1844, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East to Abraham GAUTHIER

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Death of Child
Adelaide SIMARD died 6 February 1846, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jerome was 66 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 — 1856
2 January 1856
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
He died at the age of 76.

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