François SIMARD

Born

22 August 1743 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

1 February 1823 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Paul SIMARD Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

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Born: 22 August 1743 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Paul SIMARD

Mother: Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Paul SIMARD , Geneviève GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: François-Xavier GAGNÉ , Geneviève FILION

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François married Marie-Madeleine SIMARD 2 July 1770 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Madeleine SIMARD was born 1 February 1747 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Madeleine died 11 January 1808 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Louis SIMARD and Madeleine-Rose TREMBLAY.

François SIMARD died 1 February 1823 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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François SIMARD married

Marie-Madeleine SIMARD
Marriage date: 2 July 1770
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine SIMARD was the child of Louis SIMARD and Madeleine-Rose TREMBLAY

Children of François SIMARD and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD

Josephte-Modeste SIMARD

Born: 20 January 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 November 1839, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne LAVOIE 12 April 1796 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Elisabeth SIMARD

Born: 25 December 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois DESGAGNES 29 June 1795 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agnes SIMARD

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Etienne GAGNON 11 July 1797 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine SIMARD

Born: 23 September 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 August 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Honore SIMARD 2 February 1796 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Paul SIMARD

Born: 18 July 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 January 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Antoinette-Ursule GIRARD 19 October 1801 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1743
22 August 1743
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
François SIMARD and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD 2 July 1770, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Josephte-Modeste SIMARD was born 20 January 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 27 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth SIMARD was born 25 December 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 29 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Madeleine SIMARD was born 23 September 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 33 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
François-Paul SIMARD was born 18 July 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 34 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth SIMARD married 29 June 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Francois DESGAGNES

1796 Marriage of Child
Madeleine SIMARD married 2 February 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Honore SIMARD

1796 Marriage of Child
Josephte-Modeste SIMARD married 12 April 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne LAVOIE

1797 Marriage of Child
Agnes SIMARD married 11 July 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne GAGNON

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
François-Paul SIMARD married 19 October 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Antoinette-Ursule GIRARD

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine SIMARD died 11 January 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1815 Death of Child
François-Paul SIMARD died 29 January 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 71 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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

1820 Death of Child
Madeleine SIMARD died 21 August 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 77 years old.

Death — 1823
1 February 1823
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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