Simon ARCAND

(b. 30 October 1734 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1804 , Grondines, Lower Canada )

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Simon ARCAND was born 30 October 1734 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Simon ARCAND was the child of Simon ARCAND and Marie-Marguerite MARTINEAU dite ST-ONGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Simon ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS and Marie-Anne INARD (maternal) Mathurin MARTINEAU and Marie-Madeleine FISET

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

Simon married Louise NAULT 5 March 1753 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Louise NAULT was born 12 April 1737 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Louise died 6 June 1802 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Louise was the child of Jean-Francois NAULT and Marie-Angelique-Louise DELAUMAY (DELOME).

Simon ARCAND died 24 December 1804 in Grondines, 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 ARCAND married

Louise NAULT-- Date: 5 March 1753 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Louise NAULT was the child of Jean-Francois NAULT and Marie-Angelique-Louise DELAUMAY (DELOME)

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Children of Simon ARCAND and Louise NAULT:

Simon ARCAND (b.29 November 1754, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1826, Grondines, Lower Canada )

Louis ARCAND (b.19 February 1756, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Louise ARCAND (b.11 March 1758, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Rene-Bernard TROTTIER 3 June 1776 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)
m. Jacques RACICOT 7 June 1784 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Anne ARCAND (b.27 July 1760, Deschambault, Canada d. 24 November 1813, Deschambault, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste ARCAND (b.28 August 1762, Grondines, Canada d. 23 August 1850, Grondines, Canada East )
m. Marie-Angelique FRESLON 19 April 1779 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Francois ARCAND (b.22 September 1764, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 October 1810, Grondines, Lower Canada )

Marguerite ARCAND (b.14 January 1767, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jacques AUDET dit LAPOINTE 18 September 1786 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Rene ARCAND (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 January 1850, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )

Antoine ARCAND (b.27 March 1769, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 August 1828, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )

Angelique ARCAND (b.29 March 1771, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 September 1818, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )

Eustache ARCAND (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 November 1820, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )

Madeleine ARCAND (b.9 July 1775, Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1734 Birth
30 October 1734
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Simon ARCAND and Louise NAULT 5 March 1753, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 18 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Simon ARCAND was born 29 November 1754, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Simon was 20 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Louis ARCAND was born 19 February 1756, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Simon was 21 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ARCAND was born 11 March 1758, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Simon was 23 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ARCAND was born 27 July 1760, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Simon was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ARCAND was born 28 August 1762, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Simon was 27 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Francois ARCAND was born 22 September 1764, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Simon was 29 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marguerite ARCAND was born 14 January 1767, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Simon was 32 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Antoine ARCAND was born 27 March 1769, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Simon was 34 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Angelique ARCAND was born 29 March 1771, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Simon was 36 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Madeleine ARCAND was born 9 July 1775, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Simon was 40 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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ARCAND married 3 June 1776, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines) to Rene-Bernard TROTTIER

1779 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ARCAND married 19 April 1779, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Marie-Angelique FRESLON

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ARCAND married 7 June 1784, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jacques RACICOT

1786 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ARCAND married 18 September 1786, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jacques AUDET dit LAPOINTE

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

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

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