Marie-Dorothee SIMARD

Born

abt. 1728 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

1 December 1805 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Age: 78

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Paul SIMARD Geneviève GAGNON

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Born: abt. 1728 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Paul SIMARD

Mother: Geneviève GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE , Marie-Madeleine RACINE

Maternal grandparents: Germain GAGNON , Jeanne DAVID

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

Marie-Dorothee married Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 19 November 1753 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 16 February 1735 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Louis died 25 May 1783 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Louis was the child of Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie LAVOIE.

Marie-Dorothee SIMARD died 1 December 1805 in La Prairie, 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.
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Marie-Dorothee SIMARD married

Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)
Marriage date: 19 November 1753
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie LAVOIE

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According to PRDH, a marriage took place in Petite-Riviere-St-Francois in 1753 between Louis Bissonnette and Dorothee Simard

Children of Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Dorothee SIMARD

Marie-Josephe-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Born: 26 October 1754 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François-Marie ST-YVES 11 February 1771 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis-Agpit BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Born: 11 February 1759 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Reine DUBUC 14 October 1788 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Madeleine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Born: abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 February 1809, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: François GIROUX 2 October 1786 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Born: 13 May 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 August 1854, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Andre DUQUET 5 September 1791 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Dorothee SIMARD and Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 19 November 1753, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 26 October 1754 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1759 Birth of Child
Louis-Agpit BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 11 February 1759 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 13 May 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 11 February 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François-Marie ST-YVES

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.

1783 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 25 May 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 2 October 1786, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François GIROUX

1788 Marriage of Child
Louis-Agpit BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 14 October 1788, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Reine DUBUC

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 5 September 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Andre DUQUET

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

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

Death — 1805
1 December 1805
La Prairie, Lower Canada

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