Pierre-Francois PERRON dit SIMARD

(b. 29 January 1742 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 27 September 1783 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre-Francois PERRON dit SIMARD was born 29 January 1742 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Pierre-Francois PERRON dit SIMARD was the child of Jean PERRON and Agathe SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PERRON dit SUIRE and Marie-Jeanne TREMBLAY (maternal) Étienne SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Rosalie BOUCHARD

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Pierre-Francois married Marie-Helene JACQUES 10 October 1768 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Helene JACQUES was born 9 October 1752 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Helene died 2 March 1830 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Helene was the child of François-Charles JACQUES and Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE.

Pierre-Francois PERRON dit SIMARD died 27 September 1783 in Contrecœur, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Pierre-Francois PERRON dit SIMARD married

Marie-Helene JACQUES-- Date: 10 October 1768 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Helene JACQUES was the child of François-Charles JACQUES and Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Children of Pierre-Francois PERRON dit SIMARD and Marie-Helene JACQUES:

Jean-Baptiste PERRON dit SIMARD (b.25 July 1774, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine HOQUE (HOGUE) 21 February 1803 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1742 Birth
29 January 1742
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Francois PERRON dit SIMARD and Marie-Helene JACQUES 10 October 1768, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRON dit SIMARD was born 25 July 1774, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre-Francois was 32 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.