François SIMARD

(b. 11 June 1771 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 November 1832 , St-Férréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada )

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François SIMARD was born 11 June 1771 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

François SIMARD was the child of Pierre SIMARD and Marie-Anne BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne SIMARD and Marie-Geneviève BLOUIN (maternal) Jacques-Joseph BOUCHER and Dorothee GAGNON

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

François married Marguerite LESSARD 28 July 1800 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LESSARD was born 30 November 1776 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marguerite died 2 October 1874 in St-Férréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Pierre LESSARD and Marie-Geneviève RACINE.

François SIMARD died 19 November 1832 in St-Férréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of François SIMARD

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François SIMARD married

Marguerite LESSARD-- Date: 28 July 1800 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada
Marguerite LESSARD was the child of Pierre LESSARD and Marie-Geneviève RACINE

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Children of François SIMARD and Marguerite LESSARD:

Marie SIMARD (b.abt. 1801, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Elie SEGUIN dit SAILLANT 20 February 1821 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1771 Birth
11 June 1771
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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)

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

1800 Marriage / Partner
François SIMARD and Marguerite LESSARD 28 July 1800, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 29 years old.

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