Jean-Baptiste SIMON (CIMON)

Born

20 July 1751 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

6 April 1837 , Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada

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Francois SIMON (SYMON)Marie-Dorothee GAGNON

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Born: 20 July 1751 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Francois SIMON (SYMON)

Mother: Marie-Dorothee GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: Jean GAGNON , Geneviève GAMACHE

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Jean-Baptiste married Angelique-Salomee MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 23 January 1775 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angelique-Salomee MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 5 October 1757 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Angelique-Salomee died 4 November 1789 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte). Angelique-Salomee was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Isabelle BEAUDET.

Jean-Baptiste SIMON (CIMON) died 6 April 1837 in Trois-Pistoles, Lower 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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Angelique-Salomee MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES
Marriage date: 23 January 1775
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique-Salomee MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Isabelle BEAUDET

Children of Jean-Baptiste SIMON (CIMON) and Angelique-Salomee MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Andre CIMON

Born: 1 February 1776, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 May 1853, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Therese RODRIGUE 13 July 1802 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie SIMON

Born: 30 March 1781, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 August 1849, L'Isle-Verte, Canada East

Married: Jean DION 18 November 1799 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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Birth — 1751
20 July 1751
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste SIMON (CIMON) and Angelique-Salomee MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 23 January 1775, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 23 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Andre CIMON was born 1 February 1776, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie SIMON was born 30 March 1781, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angelique-Salomee MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES died 4 November 1789, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Marie SIMON married 18 November 1799, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte) to Jean DION

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Andre CIMON married 13 July 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Therese RODRIGUE

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

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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

Death — 1837
6 April 1837
Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 85.

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