Michel SIMARD

Born

7 September 1792 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

Died

17 April 1872 , Québec Province, Canada

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Louis-Jacques-Sebastien SIMARD Madeleine BOUCHARD

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Born: 7 September 1792 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

Father: Louis-Jacques-Sebastien SIMARD

Mother: Madeleine BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Noel SIMARD , Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Joseph BOUCHARD , Marie-Françoise FORTIN

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Michel married Luce DUFOUR 15 June 1812 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Luce DUFOUR was born 13 December 1794 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Luce died 28 December 1821 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Luce was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFOUR and Genevieve BOUCHARD.

Michel married (2) Antoinette GIRARD 5 July 1824 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoinette GIRARD was born 7 May 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Antoinette died 25 March 1867 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Antoinette was the child of Antoine GIRARD and Suzanne TREMBLAY.

Michel SIMARD died 17 April 1872 in Québec Province, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Michel SIMARD married

Luce DUFOUR
Marriage date: 15 June 1812
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada
Luce DUFOUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFOUR and Genevieve BOUCHARD

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Children of Michel SIMARD and Luce DUFOUR

Mathilde SIMARD

Born: abt. 1813, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Narcisse BOUCHARD 14 February 1832 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Michel SIMARD married

Antoinette GIRARD
Marriage date: 5 July 1824
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada
Antoinette GIRARD was the child of Antoine GIRARD and Suzanne TREMBLAY

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Children of Michel SIMARD and Antoinette GIRARD

Euphrosine SIMARD

Born: 2 May 1828, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ismael LAVOIE 19 February 1849 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Josephine SIMARD

Born: abt. 1834, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Bernard TREMBLAY 12 January 1862 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

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Birth — 1792
7 September 1792
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

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

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

1812 Marriage / Partner
Michel SIMARD and Luce DUFOUR 15 June 1812, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 19 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Luce DUFOUR died 28 December 1821, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

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

1824 Marriage / Partner
Michel SIMARD and Antoinette GIRARD 5 July 1824, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 31 years old.

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

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Euphrosine SIMARD was born 2 May 1828, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Michel was 35 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Mathilde SIMARD married 14 February 1832, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Narcisse BOUCHARD

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Marriage of Child
Euphrosine SIMARD married 19 February 1849, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Ismael LAVOIE

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1862 Marriage of Child
Josephine SIMARD married 12 January 1862, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Bernard TREMBLAY

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoinette GIRARD died 25 March 1867, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)