Louis SIMARD

Born

5 October 1724 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

1 May 1798 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

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Joseph SIMARD Marie BOIVIN

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Born: 5 October 1724 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph SIMARD

Mother: Marie BOIVIN

Paternal grandparents: Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE , Marie-Madeleine RACINE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BOIVIN , Étiennette FAFARD

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Louis married Marie-Josephe LESSARD 18 July 1747 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe LESSARD was born 17 October 1727 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Josephe died 14 February 1768 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph LESSARD and Marie-Madeleine PAQUET.

Louis SIMARD died 1 May 1798 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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
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Louis SIMARD married

Marie-Josephe LESSARD
Marriage date: 18 July 1747
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe LESSARD was the child of Joseph LESSARD and Marie-Madeleine PAQUET

Children of Louis SIMARD and Marie-Josephe LESSARD

Basile SIMARD

Born: 9 November 1764, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 November 1844, L'Assomption, Canada East

Married: Francoise BOLDUC 22 August 1786 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1724
5 October 1724
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Louis SIMARD and Marie-Josephe LESSARD 18 July 1747, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 22 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Basile SIMARD was born 9 November 1764, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Louis was 40 years old.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe LESSARD died 14 February 1768, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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.