Étienne SIMARD

(b. 1 January 1731 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1796 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Étienne SIMARD was born 1 January 1731 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Étienne 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

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

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, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Angélique died 31 January 1756 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Angélique was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY.

Étienne married (2) Marie-Geneviève COTE 16 June 1760 in Montmagny, Canada . Marie-Geneviève COTE was born 8 April 1736 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Geneviève died 27 March 1763 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Paul COTE and Geneviève LANGLOIS.

Étienne married (3) 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 (Quebec). Geneviève-Dominique was the child of Jean-Dominique RIGAUD and Angélique TRUDEL.

Étienne SIMARD died 16 April 1796 in Montmagny, 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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Family and Children of Étienne SIMARD

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Étienne SIMARD married

Angélique LAVOIE-- Date: 13 January 1755 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:

Étienne SIMARD married

Marie-Geneviève COTE-- Date: 16 June 1760 Place: Montmagny, Canada
Marie-Geneviève COTE was the child of Paul COTE and Geneviève LANGLOIS

Children of Étienne SIMARD and Marie-Geneviève COTE:

Étienne SIMARD married

Geneviève-Dominique RIGAUD (RENAULT)-- Date: 6 August 1764 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 (b.8 November 1770, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 May 1817, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )

Etienne SIMARD (b.abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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

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

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.