Rufine SIMARD

Born

18 August 1818 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Died

29 March 1853 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Joseph SIMARD Josephte FORTIN

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Born: 18 August 1818 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph SIMARD

Mother: Josephte FORTIN

Paternal grandparents: Joseph SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE , Marie SIMARD

Maternal grandparents: Michel FORTIN , Agnès SIMARD

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Rufine married François-Xavier CIMON 25 January 1842 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François-Xavier CIMON was born 8 October 1816 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). François-Xavier died 11 September 1869 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). François-Xavier was the child of Andre CIMON and Therese RODRIGUE.

Rufine SIMARD died 29 March 1853 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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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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Rufine SIMARD married

François-Xavier CIMON
Marriage date: 25 January 1842
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
François-Xavier CIMON was the child of Andre CIMON and Therese RODRIGUE

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Children of François-Xavier CIMON and Rufine SIMARD

Victoire CIMON

Born: 27 December 1843, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
Died: 24 April 1924, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Ovide TREMBLAY 8 February 1864 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1818
18 August 1818
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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 / Partner
Rufine SIMARD and François-Xavier CIMON 25 January 1842, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 23 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Victoire CIMON was born 27 December 1843, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Rufine was 25 years old.

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.