Jacques SIMARD

Born

22 October 1720 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

24 December 1783 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN

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Born: 22 October 1720 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE

Mother: Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN

Paternal grandparents: Noel SIMARD , Anne DODIER

Maternal grandparents: Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Catherine BIVILLE

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Jacques married Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 20 January 1744 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 8 October 1728 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Cecile died 13 January 1784 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Cecile was the child of Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ.

Jacques SIMARD died 24 December 1783 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, 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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Jacques SIMARD married

Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE
Marriage date: 20 January 1744
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was the child of Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ

Children of Jacques SIMARD and Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

Jacques SIMARD

Born: 15 July 1745, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite MORIN 28 October 1765 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pelagie SIMARD

Born: 19 October 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 22 October 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MENARD 18 August 1762 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Cecile SIMARD

Born: 15 November 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 April 1804, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre TREMBLAY 17 June 1783 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Angelique SIMARD

Born: 26 June 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 November 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine-Michel TREMBLAY 22 November 1785 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1720
22 October 1720
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Jacques SIMARD and Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 20 January 1744 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jacques SIMARD was born 15 July 1745, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 24 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Pelagie SIMARD was born 19 October 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 28 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Pelagie SIMARD married 18 August 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste MENARD

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Jacques SIMARD married 28 October 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marguerite MORIN

1766 Birth of Child
Cecile SIMARD was born 15 November 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 46 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique SIMARD was born 26 June 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 47 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.