Josephte SIMONEAU

(b. 25 June 1770 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1855 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

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Josephte SIMONEAU was born 25 June 1770 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte SIMONEAU was the child of Joseph SIMONEAU and Josephte LACHAPELLE dite SARCELLIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste SIMONEAU and Marie-Anne VERMET dite LAFORME (maternal) Jacques-Louis SARCELLIER and Marie-Josephte DEVIN

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

Josephte married Francois GENDRON 18 August 1794 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francois GENDRON was born 12 June 1753 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Francois died 2 April 1829 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Francois was the child of Jacques GENDRON and Therese AUDET dite LAPOINTE.

Josephte SIMONEAU died 27 January 1855 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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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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Josephte SIMONEAU married

Francois GENDRON-- Date: 18 August 1794 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Francois GENDRON was the child of Jacques GENDRON and Therese AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Children of Francois GENDRON and Josephte SIMONEAU:

Marguerite GENDRON (b.abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 May 1881, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )
m. Andre KOCH (SCOTT) 10 February 1812 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre GENDRON (b.11 January 1796, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada d. 22 January 1855, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Marie-Emerentienne BELANGER 12 February 1833 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1770 Birth
25 June 1770
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Josephte SIMONEAU and Francois GENDRON 18 August 1794, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

She was 24 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Pierre GENDRON was born 11 January 1796, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 25 years old.

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GENDRON married 10 February 1812, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Andre KOCH (SCOTT)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois GENDRON died 2 April 1829, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Pierre GENDRON married 12 February 1833, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marie-Emerentienne BELANGER

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Death
27 January 1855
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

She died at the age of 84.

Added: 9/25/2019 10:53:33 AM - Updated: 6/6/2025 4:32:04 PM