Simon BOIVIN

(b. abt. 1748 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 March 1793 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Simon BOIVIN was born abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada

Simon BOIVIN was the child of Alain-Thomas BOIVIN and Gertrude BLANCHET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume BLANCHET and Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

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Simon married Genevieve GAGNON 23 February 1767 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve GAGNON was born abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve died 18 May 1807 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Genevieve was the child of Mathurin GAGNON and Marguerite CHRETIEN.

Simon BOIVIN died 20 March 1793 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Simon BOIVIN married

Genevieve GAGNON-- Date: 23 February 1767 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve GAGNON was the child of Mathurin GAGNON and Marguerite CHRETIEN

Children of Simon BOIVIN and Genevieve GAGNON:

Geneviève BOIVIN (b.abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 March 1830, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph GAGNON 5 February 1793 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Francois BOIVIN (b.17 March 1776, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 July 1847, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Victoire GAGNON 28 July 1809 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Simon BOIVIN and Genevieve GAGNON 23 February 1767, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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
Francois BOIVIN was born 17 March 1776, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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