Pierre SIMARD

Born

8 March 1717 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

14 March 1789 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 8 March 1717 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre SIMARD

Father

Pierre SIMARD

Mother

Claire DODIER

Grandparents of Pierre SIMARD

Paternal grandparents

Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE Marie-Madeleine RACINE

Maternal grandparents

Jacques DODIER Catherine CARON

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

Pierre married Ursule DUCHESNE 13 August 1744 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Ursule DUCHESNE was born 27 March 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . Ursule died 20 October 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Ursule was the child of Simon DUCHESNE and Marie-Ursule PERRON.

Pierre SIMARD died 14 March 1789 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre SIMARD

Pierre SIMARD married

Ursule DUCHESNE
Marriage date: 13 August 1744
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Ursule DUCHESNE was the child of Simon DUCHESNE and Marie-Ursule PERRON

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Children of Pierre SIMARD and Ursule DUCHESNE

Pierre-Felix-Urbain SIMARD

Born: 8 March 1745, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Ursule-Pelagie SIMARD

Born: 14 December 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marguerite-Josephte-Euphr SIMARD

Born: 6 March 1749, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph-Marie SIMARD

Born: 14 April 1751, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Emerentienne LAVOIE 16 January 1798 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Louis SIMARD

Born: 10 June 1753, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 17 February 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Felicite SIMARD 2 February 1789 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth CUNNINGHAM 26 August 1794 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Marie-Genevieve SIMARD

Born: 14 January 1756, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 10 June 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Antoine-Salomon SIMARD

Born: 15 January 1758, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Thecle-Thaddee LAVOIE 28 August 1798 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Jean-Francois SIMARD

Born: 9 September 1760, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Died: ,

Josephte SIMARD

Born: 11 October 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel POTVIN 18 January 1803 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Salomon SIMARD

Born: 8 November 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 November 1848, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Marie GAMACHE 23 June 1795 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Marie-Dorothee SIMARD

Born: 24 May 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1717
8 March 1717
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1744 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SIMARD and Ursule DUCHESNE 13 August 1744, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Pierre-Felix-Urbain SIMARD was born 8 March 1745, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Ursule-Pelagie SIMARD was born 14 December 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 29 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Josephte-Euphr SIMARD was born 6 March 1749, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie SIMARD was born 14 April 1751, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 34 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Louis SIMARD was born 10 June 1753, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve SIMARD was born 14 January 1756, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Antoine-Salomon SIMARD was born 15 January 1758, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 40 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois SIMARD was born 9 September 1760, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 43 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Josephte SIMARD was born 11 October 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 46 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Salomon SIMARD was born 8 November 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 48 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Dorothee SIMARD was born 24 May 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 51 years old.

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule DUCHESNE died 20 October 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1789
14 March 1789
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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