Paul SIMARD

(b. 15 September 1721 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1796 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Paul SIMARD was born 15 September 1721 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Paul SIMARD was the child of Paul SIMARD and Geneviève GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Madeleine RACINE (maternal) Germain GAGNON and Jeanne DAVID

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Paul married Marie-Louise GAGNÉ 6 November 1742 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Marie-Louise GAGNÉ was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise died 6 October 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Louise was the child of François-Xavier GAGNÉ and Geneviève FILION.

Paul SIMARD died 23 April 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Paul SIMARD

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Paul SIMARD married

Marie-Louise GAGNÉ-- Date: 6 November 1742 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GAGNÉ was the child of François-Xavier GAGNÉ and Geneviève FILION

Children of Paul SIMARD and Marie-Louise GAGNÉ:

François SIMARD (b.22 August 1743, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 1 February 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine SIMARD 2 July 1770 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier SIMARD (b.18 May 1745, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1834, Saint-Urbain, Lower Canada)
m. Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD 7 February 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis SIMARD (b.20 March 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Julie SIMARD (b.29 March 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 4 April 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Etienne SIMARD 7 February 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Joseph SIMARD (b.1 August 1753, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne DORÉ 21 November 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Rose-Felicite SIMARD (b.10 May 1755, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1787 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )

Isaac SIMARD (b.14 July 1757, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1844, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe GIRARD 9 February 1779 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1721 Birth
15 September 1721
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Baptism
Baptism found at Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1742 Marriage / Partner
Paul SIMARD and Marie-Louise GAGNÉ 6 November 1742 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 21 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
François SIMARD was born 22 August 1743, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Paul was 21 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
François-Xavier SIMARD was born 18 May 1745, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Paul was 23 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Louis SIMARD was born 20 March 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Paul was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Julie SIMARD was born 29 March 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Paul was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph SIMARD was born 1 August 1753, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Paul was 31 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Rose-Felicite SIMARD was born 10 May 1755, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Paul was 33 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Isaac SIMARD was born 14 July 1757, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Paul was 35 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
François SIMARD married 2 July 1770, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Madeleine SIMARD

1774 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier SIMARD married 7 February 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD

1774 Marriage of Child
Julie SIMARD married 7 February 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne SIMARD

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Joseph SIMARD married 21 November 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne DORÉ

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Isaac SIMARD married 9 February 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Agathe GIRARD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Child
Julie SIMARD died 4 April 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Paul was 64 years old.

1787 Death of Child
Rose-Felicite SIMARD died 5 March 1787 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Paul was 65 years old.

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

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

1796 Death
23 April 1796
Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He died at the age of 74.

Added: - Updated: 12/15/2023 12:03:32 AM