flag male ancestor  Francois  SIMARD

  (b. 20 November 1791 Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada   d. 9 March 1858 Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )  

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Francois SIMARD was born 20 November 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Francois SIMARD was the child of Louis-Isaac-Absalon SIMARD   and   Josette FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François SIMARD and Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY (maternal)  Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Francois  married  Marie-Angele GUAY 10 October 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Angele GUAY  was born November 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Marie-Angele died 10 August 1872 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Marie-Angele was the child of Francois-Sauveur GUAY and Dorothee-Victoire GRENON.

Francois SIMARD died 9 March 1858 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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Occupation

Francois SIMARD was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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birth1791 Birth
20 November 1791
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
marriage1815 Marriage / Partner
Francois SIMARD and Marie-Angele GUAY 10 October 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1820 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte SIMARD was born 20 May 1820, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Francois was 28 years old.
1822 Birth of Child
Maxime SIMARD was born 27 March 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Francois was 30 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1843 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte SIMARD married 21 February 1843, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph PILOTE
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1858 Death
9 March 1858
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

He died at the age of 66.
Added: 5/15/2024 5:39:11 PM - Updated: 1/25/2025 12:12:12 PM

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