Mars-Marc SIMARD

Born

8 November 1805 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Died

20 January 1862 , Laterrière, Canada East

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Ambroise SIMARD Angele COTE

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Born: 8 November 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Father: Ambroise SIMARD

Mother: Angele COTE

Paternal grandparents: François SIMARD , Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Joseph COTE , Dorothee TREMBLAY

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Mars-Marc married Marie-Luce FILION 12 January 1829 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Luce FILION was born 25 July 1804 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Luce died June 1892 in Laterrière, Québec, Canada. Marie-Luce was the child of Antoine FILION and Marie-Felicite GAGNON.

Mars-Marc SIMARD died 20 January 1862 in Laterrière, Canada East.
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Recorded occupation: Navigateur, Defricheur

The navigateur, or navigator, was the person on board a ship responsible for its navigation — a set of tasks to determine the position of a boat or ship and the route to follow. The navigator's primary responsibility was to be aware of the ship's position at all times. Near coastlines, he had to avoid hazards by determining optimal routes depending on the shoals, the state of the tide, and the channels to follow. On the high seas, he had to be skilled in long-term forecasting in order to make the best possible decisions depending on the weather.
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Mars-Marc SIMARD married

Marie-Luce FILION
Marriage date: 12 January 1829
Marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Lower Canada
Marie-Luce FILION was the child of Antoine FILION and Marie-Felicite GAGNON

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Children of Mars-Marc SIMARD and Marie-Luce FILION

Castule SIMARD

Born: 29 December 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 7 April 1923, Laterrière, Québec, Canada

Married: Zoe FORTIN 17 April 1855 Place: La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

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Birth — 1805
8 November 1805
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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

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)

1829 Marriage / Partner
Mars-Marc SIMARD and Marie-Luce FILION 12 January 1829, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Castule SIMARD was born 29 December 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Mars-Marc was 26 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

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)

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

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

1855 Marriage of Child
Castule SIMARD married 17 April 1855, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Zoe FORTIN

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

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

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser