Simon RHEAUME

Born

23 July 1756 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

28 November 1821 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Simon married Marie GRAVEL 2 February 1785 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GRAVEL was born 15 February 1765 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie died 2 December 1838 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Anne BUREAU .

Parents & Family of Simon RHEAUME

Parents of Simon RHEAUME

Father

Jacques RHÉAUME

Mother

Marguerite ALLARD

Grandparents of Simon RHEAUME

Paternal grandparents

Simon RHÉAUME Marie-Madeleine JULIEN

Maternal grandparents

Pierre ALLARD Madeleine PAQUET

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Simon RHEAUME

Simon RHEAUME married

Marie GRAVEL
Marriage date: 2 February 1785
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie GRAVEL was the child of Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Anne BUREAU

Children of Simon RHEAUME and Marie GRAVEL

Madeleine RHEAUME

Born: 5 March 1791, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: 2 February 1821, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph FOUGERE 9 February 1813 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1756
23 July 1756
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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 - 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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Simon RHEAUME and Marie GRAVEL 2 February 1785, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 28 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Madeleine RHEAUME was born 5 March 1791, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Simon was 34 years old.

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

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Madeleine RHEAUME married 9 February 1813, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada to Joseph FOUGERE

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