Étienne SIMARD

Born

1 January 1731 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

16 April 1796 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

Étienne married Angélique LAVOIE 13 January 1755 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France .
Angélique LAVOIE was born 22 June 1734 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . Angélique died 31 January 1756 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . Angélique was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY .

Étienne married Marie-Geneviève COTE 16 June 1760 in Montmagny, Canada .
Marie-Geneviève COTE was born 8 April 1736 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Marie-Geneviève died 27 March 1763 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Geneviève was the child of Paul COTE and Geneviève LANGLOIS .

Étienne married Geneviève-Dominique RIGAUD (RENAULT) 6 August 1764 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève-Dominique RIGAUD (RENAULT) was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada. Geneviève-Dominique was the child of Jean-Dominique RIGAUD and Angélique TRUDEL .

Parents & Family of Étienne SIMARD

Parents of Étienne SIMARD

Father

Paul SIMARD

Mother

Geneviève GAGNON

Grandparents of Étienne SIMARD

Paternal grandparents

Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE Marie-Madeleine RACINE

Maternal grandparents

Germain GAGNON Jeanne DAVID

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Étienne SIMARD

Étienne SIMARD married

Angélique LAVOIE
Marriage date: 13 January 1755
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Angélique LAVOIE was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY

Children of Étienne SIMARD and Angélique LAVOIE

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Étienne SIMARD married

Marie-Geneviève COTE
Marriage date: 16 June 1760
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada
Marie-Geneviève COTE was the child of Paul COTE and Geneviève LANGLOIS

Children of Étienne SIMARD and Marie-Geneviève COTE

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Étienne SIMARD married

Geneviève-Dominique RIGAUD (RENAULT)
Marriage date: 6 August 1764
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève-Dominique RIGAUD (RENAULT) was the child of Jean-Dominique RIGAUD and Angélique TRUDEL

Children of Étienne SIMARD and Geneviève-Dominique RIGAUD (RENAULT)

Marie-Ursule SIMARD

Born: 8 November 1770, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 May 1817, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

Etienne SIMARD

Born: abt. 1777, , Québec Province, 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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Baptism

Baptism found at Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul, QC, Canada

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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Birth — 1731
1 January 1731
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Étienne SIMARD and Angélique LAVOIE 13 January 1755, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 24 years old.

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique LAVOIE died 31 January 1756, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Étienne SIMARD and Marie-Geneviève COTE 16 June 1760, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 29 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève COTE died 27 March 1763, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1764 Marriage / Partner
Étienne SIMARD and Geneviève-Dominique RIGAUD (RENAULT) 6 August 1764, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 33 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule SIMARD was born 8 November 1770, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Étienne was 39 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.