Agnès SIMARD

Born

5 February 1767 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 March 1832 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Agnès married Michel FORTIN 21 November 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Michel FORTIN was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada. Michel died 20 July 1840 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . Michel was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY .

Parents & Family of Agnès SIMARD

Parents of Agnès SIMARD

Father

François SIMARD

Mother

Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY

Grandparents of Agnès SIMARD

Paternal grandparents

François SIMARD Marie-Josephe TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents

Jean TREMBLAY Catherine LAVOIE

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Agnès SIMARD

Agnès SIMARD married

Michel FORTIN
Marriage date: 21 November 1786
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel FORTIN was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY

Children of Michel FORTIN and Agnès SIMARD

Josephte FORTIN

Born: 8 February 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph SIMARD 3 November 1807 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Michel FORTIN

Born: 14 June 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 22 October 1860, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Marguerite GRENON 4 November 1817 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Antoine FORTIN

Born: 14 September 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 23 March 1885, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Married: Judith MENARD 7 February 1831 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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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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Birth — 1767
5 February 1767
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Agnès SIMARD and Michel FORTIN 21 November 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 19 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Josephte FORTIN was born 8 February 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnès was 23 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Michel FORTIN was born 14 June 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnès was 27 years old.

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Josephte FORTIN married 3 November 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Joseph SIMARD

1809 Birth of Child
Antoine FORTIN was born 14 September 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnès was 42 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Michel FORTIN married 4 November 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Marguerite GRENON

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England