François-Paul SIMARD

(b. 18 July 1778 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 January 1815 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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François-Paul SIMARD was born 18 July 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

François-Paul SIMARD was the child of François SIMARD and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul SIMARD and Marie-Louise GAGNÉ (maternal) Louis SIMARD and Madeleine-Rose TREMBLAY

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François-Paul married Marie-Antoinette-Ursule GIRARD 19 October 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Antoinette-Ursule GIRARD was born 30 May 1780 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Antoinette-Ursule was the child of Pierre-Louis GIRARD and Emerentienne BOUCHARD.

François-Paul SIMARD died 29 January 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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François-Paul SIMARD married

Marie-Antoinette-Ursule GIRARD-- Date: 19 October 1801 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie-Antoinette-Ursule GIRARD was the child of Pierre-Louis GIRARD and Emerentienne BOUCHARD

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Children of François-Paul SIMARD and Marie-Antoinette-Ursule GIRARD:

Claire SIMARD (b.25 July 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 11 December 1875, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine DORVAL 14 November 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Elizabeth SIMARD (b.7 February 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 12 March 1878, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis GUAY 14 November 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Euphrosine SIMARD (b.26 November 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Frederic SIMARD 28 April 1829 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Carmelie SIMARD (b.20 September 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 30 July 1900, St-Claude, Richmond, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste GAGNON 7 February 1831 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1778 Birth
18 July 1778
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
François-Paul SIMARD and Marie-Antoinette-Ursule GIRARD 19 October 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Claire SIMARD was born 25 July 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Paul was 24 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Elizabeth SIMARD was born 7 February 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Paul was 27 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Euphrosine SIMARD was born 26 November 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Paul was 30 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Carmelie SIMARD was born 20 September 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Paul was 34 years old.