Catherine SIMARD

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13 January 1793 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Died

24 October 1858 , St-Fidèle, Quebec, Canada

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Alexis SIMARD Suzanne PERRON

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Born: 13 January 1793 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Father: Alexis SIMARD

Mother: Suzanne PERRON

Paternal grandparents: Ange SIMARD , Marie-Roch TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Antoine PERRON , Suzanne DESBIENS

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Catherine married John Jean FOSTER (FORTIN) abt. 1815 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
John Jean FOSTER (FORTIN) was born abt. 1792 in England (United Kingdom). John Jean died 5 November 1858 in St-Fidèle, Quebec, Canada.

Catherine SIMARD died 24 October 1858 in St-Fidèle, Quebec, Canada.
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John Jean FOSTER (FORTIN)
Marriage date: abt. 1815
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Children of John Jean FOSTER (FORTIN) and Catherine SIMARD

Jacques FOSTER

Born: 8 August 1821, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 21 May 1873, St-Fidèle, Quebec, Canada

Married: Ide BOUDREAU 12 April 1842 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Flore FOSTER

Born: 29 July 1830, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 July 1897, Saint-Siméon, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph SIMARD 13 January 1851 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1793
13 January 1793
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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

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

1821 Birth of Child
Jacques FOSTER was born 8 August 1821, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Catherine was 28 years old.

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

1830 Birth of Child
Flore FOSTER was born 29 July 1830, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Catherine was 37 years old.

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

1842 Marriage of Child
Jacques FOSTER married 12 April 1842, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Ide BOUDREAU

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

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

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Marriage of Child
Flore FOSTER married 13 January 1851, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Joseph SIMARD

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.