Joseph SIMARD

Born

30 January 1775 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 August 1850 , Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

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Charles-Rene-Etienne SIMARD Procule-Victoire GUAY

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Born: 30 January 1775 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Charles-Rene-Etienne SIMARD

Mother: Procule-Victoire GUAY

Paternal grandparents: Étienne SIMARD , Barbe DUFOUR

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Jean GUAY , Marie-Procule TREMBLAY

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Joseph married Madeleine BRASSARD 1 August 1796 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine BRASSARD was born 27 December 1777 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Madeleine died 15 August 1801 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Madeleine was the child of Augustin BRASSARD and Genevieve IMBEAULT dite LAGRANGE.

Joseph married (2) Olive COTE 1 February 1802 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olive COTE was born 24 July 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Olive was the child of Joseph-Andre COTE and Marie-Sophie SIMARD.

Joseph married (3) Marguerite BOUDREAU 13 August 1804 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BOUDREAU was born 3 May 1781 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marguerite died 24 May 1847 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix). Marguerite was the child of François BOUDREAU and Marie-Sophie MARTEL.

Joseph SIMARD died 19 August 1850 in Sainte-Agnès, Canada East .
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Joseph SIMARD married

Madeleine BRASSARD
Marriage date: 1 August 1796
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Madeleine BRASSARD was the child of Augustin BRASSARD and Genevieve IMBEAULT dite LAGRANGE

Children of Joseph SIMARD and Madeleine BRASSARD

Joseph SIMARD

Born: 26 October 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 23 February 1888, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie BOUDREAU 18 September 1821 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph SIMARD married

Olive COTE
Marriage date: 1 February 1802
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Olive COTE was the child of Joseph-Andre COTE and Marie-Sophie SIMARD

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Children of Joseph SIMARD and Olive COTE

Felicite SIMARD

Born: abt. 1803, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 June 1865, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Ignace BOUCHARD 19 May 1818 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph SIMARD married

Marguerite BOUDREAU
Marriage date: 13 August 1804
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Marguerite BOUDREAU was the child of François BOUDREAU and Marie-Sophie MARTEL

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Children of Joseph SIMARD and Marguerite BOUDREAU

Madeleine SIMARD

Born: abt. 1821, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois NERON 20 October 1846 Place: Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

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Birth — 1775
30 January 1775
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SIMARD and Madeleine BRASSARD 1 August 1796, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 21 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Joseph SIMARD was born 26 October 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine BRASSARD died 15 August 1801, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SIMARD and Olive COTE 1 February 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 27 years old.

1804 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SIMARD and Marguerite BOUDREAU 13 August 1804, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 29 years old.

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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Felicite SIMARD married 19 May 1818, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Ignace BOUCHARD

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Joseph SIMARD married 18 September 1821, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie BOUDREAU

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

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

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