Etienne SIMARD

Born

15 March 1746 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

1 May 1811 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Etienne SIMARD Marie-Geneviève BLOUIN

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Born: 15 March 1746 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne SIMARD

Mother: Marie-Geneviève BLOUIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre SIMARD , Claire DODIER

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BLOUIN , Marie-Geneviève RACINE

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Etienne married Marguerite LETOURNEAU 11 October 1773 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite LETOURNEAU was born 26 March 1753 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 28 January 1822 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marguerite was the child of Ignace LETOURNEAU and Marguerite COUTURE.

Etienne SIMARD died 1 May 1811 in Château-Richer, 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.
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Marguerite LETOURNEAU
Marriage date: 11 October 1773
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marguerite LETOURNEAU was the child of Ignace LETOURNEAU and Marguerite COUTURE

Children of Etienne SIMARD and Marguerite LETOURNEAU

Marie-Marguerite SIMARD

Born: 6 December 1774, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 January 1842, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada East

Married: Jean-Marie PARE 7 October 1794 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Angelique SIMARD

Born: abt. 1793, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 February 1869, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph BACON 1 March 1813 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1746
15 March 1746
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Etienne SIMARD and Marguerite LETOURNEAU 11 October 1773, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite SIMARD was born 6 December 1774, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Etienne was 28 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.

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)

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite SIMARD married 7 October 1794, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Jean-Marie PARE

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