Simon BLANCHET

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abt. 1719 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

29 September 1792 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET Geneviève GAGNÉ

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Born: abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET

Mother: Geneviève GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BLANCHET , Marie FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis GAGNÉ , Louise PICARD

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Simon married Marie-Françoise BOUCHARD 27 April 1741 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise BOUCHARD was born 10 November 1712 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Françoise died 2 December 1779 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Anne BOURASSA.

Simon BLANCHET died 29 September 1792 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Françoise BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 27 April 1741
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Françoise BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Anne BOURASSA

Children of Simon BLANCHET and Marie-Françoise BOUCHARD

Simon BLANCHET

Born: 2 September 1743, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 10 October 1805, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve NORMANDIN 3 August 1772 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne BLANCHET

Born: 9 September 1749, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 25 May 1839, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Louis SIVADIER (CIVADIER) 19 November 1770 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Simon BLANCHET and Marie-Françoise BOUCHARD 27 April 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1743 Birth of Child
Simon BLANCHET was born 2 September 1743, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BLANCHET was born 9 September 1749, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BLANCHET married 19 November 1770, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis SIVADIER (CIVADIER)

1772 Marriage of Child
Simon BLANCHET married 3 August 1772, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Genevieve NORMANDIN

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.