Simon BLANCHET

(b. abt. 1719 , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 September 1792 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Simon BLANCHET was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada

Simon BLANCHET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLANCHET and Marie FOURNIER (maternal) Louis GAGNÉ and 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.

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Simon BLANCHET married

Marie-Françoise BOUCHARD-- Date: 27 April 1741 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
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Marie-Françoise BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Anne BOURASSA

Children of Simon BLANCHET and Marie-Françoise BOUCHARD:

Simon BLANCHET (b.2 September 1743, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 10 October 1805, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Genevieve NORMANDIN 3 August 1772 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne BLANCHET (b.9 September 1749, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1839, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Louis SIVADIER (CIVADIER) 19 November 1770 in 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.