Josephte GRENON

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abt. 1788 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

20 December 1843 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

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Michel GRENON Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

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Born: abt. 1788 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Michel GRENON

Mother: Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GRENON , Marie-Dorothee FORTIN

Maternal grandparents: Michel DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE , Madeleine VATOUR (VAUTOUR)

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Josephte married Michel SIMARD 18 January 1814 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel SIMARD was born 22 February 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Michel died 22 July 1863 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Pierre-Michel SIMARD and Madeleine GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE.

Josephte GRENON died 20 December 1843 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, 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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Josephte GRENON married

Michel SIMARD
Marriage date: 18 January 1814
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Michel SIMARD was the child of Pierre-Michel SIMARD and Madeleine GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

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Children of Michel SIMARD and Josephte GRENON

Paulin SIMARD

Born: abt. 1815, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Euphrosine GAUTHIER 22 September 1840 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Genevieve SIMARD

Born: 3 January 1827, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 May 1874, Saint-Hilarion, Québec, Canada

Married: Benjamin TREMBLAY 7 August 1860 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

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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)

1814 Marriage / Partner
Josephte GRENON and Michel SIMARD 18 January 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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)

1827 Birth of Child
Genevieve SIMARD was born 3 January 1827, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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

1840 Marriage of Child
Paulin SIMARD married 22 September 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Euphrosine GAUTHIER

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada