flag male ancestor  Simeon  LAREAU

  (b. 8 October 1792 L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. 7 May 1857 Napierville, Canada East )  

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Simeon LAREAU was born 8 October 1792 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Simeon LAREAU was the child of Joseph LAREAU   and   Marie-Josephte BOURASSA and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Noel LAREAU and Marie-Anne MENARD (maternal)  François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROSSEAU

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Simeon  married  Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE 25 October 1813 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE  was born 3 June 1797 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).  Catherine was the child of Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Louise BROSSEAU.

Simeon LAREAU died 7 May 1857 in Napierville, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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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Simeon LAREAU married flag female ancestor Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE-- Date: 25 October 1813 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE was the child of Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Louise BROSSEAU




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birth1792 Birth
8 October 1792
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
marriage1813 Marriage / Partner
Simeon LAREAU and Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE 25 October 1813, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 21 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1829 Birth of Child
Genevieve LAREAU was born 4 May 1829, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Simeon was 36 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1846 Marriage of Child
Genevieve LAREAU married 23 February 1846, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Isaie HEBERT
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
death1857 Death
7 May 1857
Napierville, Canada East

He died at the age of 64.
Added: 3/20/2017 9:12:30 AM - Updated: 1/15/2026 1:07:34 PM

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