Agnès SIMARD

(b. 5 February 1767 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 March 1832 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Agnès SIMARD was born 5 February 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Agnès SIMARD was the child of François SIMARD and Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) François SIMARD and Marie-Josephe TREMBLAY (maternal) Jean TREMBLAY and Catherine LAVOIE

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

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 (Quebec). Michel died 20 July 1840 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Michel was the child of Jacques FORTIN and Angélique TREMBLAY.

Agnès SIMARD died 9 March 1832 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Agnès SIMARD married

Michel FORTIN-- Date: 21 November 1786 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 (b.8 February 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph SIMARD 3 November 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel FORTIN (b.14 June 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 22 October 1860, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Marguerite GRENON 4 November 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine FORTIN (b.14 September 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 23 March 1885, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada)
m. Judith MENARD 7 February 1831 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1767 Birth
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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) 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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) 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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Antoine FORTIN married 7 February 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Judith MENARD