Simon PLANTE

(b. 14 June 1694 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1777 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Simon PLANTE was born 14 June 1694 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Simon PLANTE was the child of Thomas PLANTE and Marie-Marthe PAILLEREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PLANTE and Françoise BOUCHER (maternal) Pierre PAILLEREAU and Elisabeth ROY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Simon married Helene PAQUET 19 January 1723 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Helene PAQUET was born 3 February 1704 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Helene died 19 September 1758 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Helene was the child of Philippe PAQUET and Marie FONTAINE.

Simon PLANTE died 2 September 1777 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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 PLANTE married

Helene PAQUET-- Date: 19 January 1723 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Helene PAQUET was the child of Philippe PAQUET and Marie FONTAINE

Children of Simon PLANTE and Helene PAQUET:

Jean-Baptiste PLANTE (b.14 June 1727, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 July 1727, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France )

Jean-Baptiste PLANTE (b.4 March 1730, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte DUFRESNE 22 September 1750 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite-Elisabeth PLANTE (b.30 January 1735, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Pierre TANCREDE dit ST-ANDRÉ 5 November 1748 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Joseph PIERRE 23 November 1763 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean PLANTE (b.23 May 1737, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre PLANTE (b.4 July 1739, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Madeleine BRANCHAUD 16 January 1764 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
m. Marie VIVIER 25 October 1784 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1694 Birth
14 June 1694
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage / Partner
Simon PLANTE and Helene PAQUET 19 January 1723, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 28 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PLANTE was born 14 June 1727, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Simon was 33 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PLANTE was born 4 March 1730, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Simon was 35 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Elisabeth PLANTE was born 30 January 1735, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Simon was 40 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Jean PLANTE was born 23 May 1737, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Simon was 42 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Pierre PLANTE was born 4 July 1739, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Simon was 45 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Elisabeth PLANTE married 5 November 1748, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Pierre TANCREDE dit ST-ANDRÉ

1750 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PLANTE married 22 September 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Josephte DUFRESNE

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Helene PAQUET died 19 September 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Elisabeth PLANTE married 23 November 1763, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph PIERRE

1764 Marriage of Child
Pierre PLANTE married 16 January 1764, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Madeleine BRANCHAUD

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.