Michel SIMON

Born

2 November 1748 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

6 January 1827 , Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada

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Francois SIMON (SYMON)Marie-Dorothee GAGNON

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Born: 2 November 1748 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Francois SIMON (SYMON)

Mother: Marie-Dorothee GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: Jean GAGNON , Geneviève GAMACHE

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Michel married Marie-Anne DUBE 25 January 1794 in Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne DUBE was born 11 March 1767 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Anne died 16 May 1843 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Marie-Anne was the child of Barthelemy DUBE and Angelique HUDON dite BEAULIEU.

Michel SIMON died 6 January 1827 in Trois-Pistoles, 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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Marie-Anne DUBE
Marriage date: 25 January 1794
Marriage place: Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne DUBE was the child of Barthelemy DUBE and Angelique HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Children of Michel SIMON and Marie-Anne DUBE

Angelique SIMON

Born: 9 May 1798, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Died: 8 July 1837, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Lower Canada

Married: Guillaume MALENFANT 13 July 1812 Place: Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

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Birth — 1748
2 November 1748
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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)

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Michel SIMON and Marie-Anne DUBE 25 January 1794, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

He was 45 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Angelique SIMON was born 9 May 1798, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Michel was 49 years old.

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Angelique SIMON married 13 July 1812, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges) to Guillaume MALENFANT

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)