Simon BARBEAU

(b. 30 January 1722 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 7 June 1784 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Simon BARBEAU was born 30 January 1722 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Simon BARBEAU was the child of Simon BARBEAU and Catherine AUVRAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BARBEAU and Marie-Marguerite HEDOUIN (maternal) Jacques AUVRAY and Marie-Catherine MEZERAY

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

Simon married Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU 6 May 1748 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU was born 24 April 1712 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Jeanne died 6 April 1754 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Jean MERDIEU dit BOURBON and Claudine GUERIN.

Simon BARBEAU died 7 June 1784 in Québec, 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 BARBEAU married

Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU-- Date: 6 May 1748 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU was the child of Jean MERDIEU dit BOURBON and Claudine GUERIN

Children of Simon BARBEAU and Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU:

Marie-Louise BARBEAU (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Gabriel ROUTHIER 3 November 1772 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1722 Birth
30 January 1722
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Simon BARBEAU and Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU 6 May 1748, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 26 years old.

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

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Jeanne MERDIEU died 6 April 1754, 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BARBEAU married 3 November 1772, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Gabriel ROUTHIER

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.