Andre CIMON

Born

1 February 1776 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

12 May 1853 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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

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Born: 1 February 1776 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste SIMON (CIMON)

Mother: Angelique-Salomee MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Paternal grandparents: Francois SIMON (SYMON) , Marie-Dorothee GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES , Isabelle BEAUDET

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Andre married Therese RODRIGUE 13 July 1802 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese RODRIGUE was born 4 March 1784 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Therese died 15 February 1854 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Therese was the child of Francois RODRIGUE and Desanges GAGNÉ.

Andre CIMON died 12 May 1853 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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Recorded occupation: Marchand

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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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Spouse & Children of Andre CIMON

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Andre CIMON married

Therese RODRIGUE
Marriage date: 13 July 1802
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Therese RODRIGUE was the child of Francois RODRIGUE and Desanges GAGNÉ

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Children of Andre CIMON and Therese RODRIGUE

François-Xavier CIMON

Born: 8 October 1816, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 11 September 1869, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Rufine SIMARD 25 January 1842 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1776
1 February 1776
Rivière-Ouelle, 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)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Andre CIMON and Therese RODRIGUE 13 July 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
François-Xavier CIMON was born 8 October 1816, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Andre was 40 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

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

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

1842 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier CIMON married 25 January 1842, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Rufine SIMARD

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)

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