Louis-Henri SIMARD

(b. 27 December 1743 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 15 July 1813 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Louis-Henri SIMARD was born 27 December 1743 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Louis-Henri SIMARD was the child of Joseph SIMARD and Cecile TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Noel SIMARD and Usule PARE (maternal) Étienne TREMBLAY and Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

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

Louis-Henri married Felicite BOIVIN 6 February 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Felicite BOIVIN was born 7 March 1743 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Felicite died 19 March 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Felicite was the child of Augustin BOIVIN and Reine SIMARD.

Louis-Henri married (2) Marie-Elisabeth-Justine GAUTHIER 18 June 1782 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Elisabeth-Justine GAUTHIER was born 1 September 1760 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Elisabeth-Justine died 23 March 1804 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Elisabeth-Justine was the child of Ambroise GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY.

Louis-Henri SIMARD died 15 July 1813 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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Louis-Henri SIMARD married

Felicite BOIVIN-- Date: 6 February 1764 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite BOIVIN was the child of Augustin BOIVIN and Reine SIMARD

Children of Louis-Henri SIMARD and Felicite BOIVIN:

Marie-Luce SIMARD (b.19 February 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 November 1836, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. David GILBERT 21 January 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste SIMARD (b.4 March 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 May 1848, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Charlotte BOILY 23 September 1793 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine SIMARD (b.17 January 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 February 1846, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Augustin PERRON 2 February 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Genevieve SIMARD (b.7 March 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 June 1855, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Damase FORTIN 5 August 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Elisabeth SIMARD (b.24 January 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 May 1843, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Timothee DUFOUR 7 November 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Henri SIMARD married

Marie-Elisabeth-Justine GAUTHIER-- Date: 18 June 1782 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth-Justine GAUTHIER was the child of Ambroise GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY

Children of Louis-Henri SIMARD and Marie-Elisabeth-Justine GAUTHIER:

Perpetue SIMARD (b.12 March 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 April 1846, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Olivier SIMARD 15 November 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte SIMARD (b.4 May 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 22 February 1877, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Godefroy BOUCHARD 5 July 1819 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1743 Birth
27 December 1743
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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Henri SIMARD and Felicite BOIVIN 6 February 1764, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 20 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Luce SIMARD was born 19 February 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Henri was 23 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SIMARD was born 4 March 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Henri was 25 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Madeleine SIMARD was born 17 January 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Henri was 30 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 Birth of Child
Genevieve SIMARD was born 7 March 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Henri was 32 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Elisabeth SIMARD was born 24 January 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Henri was 34 years old.

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Felicite BOIVIN died 19 March 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1782 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Henri SIMARD and Marie-Elisabeth-Justine GAUTHIER 18 June 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 38 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Perpetue SIMARD was born 12 March 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Henri was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Luce SIMARD married 21 January 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to David GILBERT

1790 Marriage of Child
Madeleine SIMARD married 2 February 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Augustin PERRON

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SIMARD married 23 September 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Charlotte BOILY

1794 Marriage of Child
Genevieve SIMARD married 5 August 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Damase FORTIN

1796 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth SIMARD married 7 November 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Timothee DUFOUR

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

1801 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte SIMARD was born 4 May 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Henri was 57 years old.

1803 Marriage of Child
Perpetue SIMARD married 15 November 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Olivier SIMARD

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Elisabeth-Justine GAUTHIER died 23 March 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1813 Death
15 July 1813
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 69.

Added: 8/17/2022 2:23:00 PM - Updated: 6/12/2025 1:21:58 PM