Simon RHEAUME

(b. 23 July 1756 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 November 1821 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )

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Simon RHEAUME was born 23 July 1756 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Simon RHEAUME was the child of Jacques RHÉAUME and Marguerite ALLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Simon RHÉAUME and Marie-Madeleine JULIEN (maternal) Pierre ALLARD and Madeleine PAQUET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie died 2 December 1838 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie was the child of Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Anne BUREAU.

Simon RHEAUME died 28 November 1821 in Sainte-Marie, 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.
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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Simon RHEAUME married

Marie GRAVEL-- Date: 2 February 1785 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 (b.5 March 1791, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada d. 2 February 1821, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph FOUGERE 9 February 1813 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1756 Birth
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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) 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