Simon BLANCHET

(b. 2 September 1743 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 10 October 1805 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Simon BLANCHET was born 2 September 1743 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Simon BLANCHET was the child of Simon BLANCHET and Marie-Françoise BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève GAGNÉ (maternal) Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Anne BOURASSA

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

Simon married Genevieve NORMANDIN 3 August 1772 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve NORMANDIN was born 17 January 1751 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Genevieve died 29 November 1829 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Daniel-Pierre NORMANDIN and Marie-Josephe BRÛLÉ.

Simon BLANCHET died 10 October 1805 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Simon BLANCHET married

Genevieve NORMANDIN-- Date: 3 August 1772 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve NORMANDIN was the child of Daniel-Pierre NORMANDIN and Marie-Josephe BRÛLÉ

Children of Simon BLANCHET and Genevieve NORMANDIN:

Pierre-Noel BLANCHET (b.9 September 1784, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Cecile LANEUVILLE 4 July 1803 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1743 Birth
2 September 1743
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Simon BLANCHET and Genevieve NORMANDIN 3 August 1772, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 28 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.