Jean SIMON

Born

abt. 1630 , Saint-Sornin, Marche, France

Died

24 November 1656 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean married Catherine-Marie LORION 29 June 1655 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine-Marie LORION was born abt. 1636 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Catherine-Marie died 20 April 1720 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Catherine-Marie was the child of Mathurin LORION and Françoise MORIN (MORINET) .

Parents & Family of Jean SIMON

Parents of Jean SIMON

Father

Jean SIMON

Mother

Léonarde-Eleanora DUPIN

Grandparents of Jean SIMON

Paternal grandparents

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Maternal grandparents

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Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1655.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

Son of Jean Simon and Eleanore Dupin

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean SIMON

Jean SIMON married

Catherine-Marie LORION
Marriage date: 29 June 1655
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Catherine-Marie LORION was the child of Mathurin LORION and Françoise MORIN (MORINET)

Marriage notes:

Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection

Jean Simon and Catherine Lorion

Children of Jean SIMON and Catherine-Marie LORION

Leonard SIMON

Born: 3 September 1656 , Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1723, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Married: Mathurine BEAUJAN 29 October 1681 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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1655 Marriage / Partner
Jean SIMON and Catherine-Marie LORION 29 June 1655, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)