Pierre-Adolphe SIMARD

(b. 9 February 1797 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 28 January 1875 , Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada )

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Pierre-Adolphe SIMARD was born 9 February 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Pierre-Adolphe SIMARD was the child of Salomon SIMARD and Marie GAMACHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre SIMARD and Ursule DUCHESNE (maternal) Jerome GAMACHE and Marie-Veronique SIMARD

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

Pierre-Adolphe married Modeste TREMBLAY 15 February 1814 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Modeste TREMBLAY was born 27 September 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Modeste died 24 December 1860 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay). Modeste was the child of Jean TREMBLAY and Constance POTVIN.

Pierre-Adolphe SIMARD died 28 January 1875 in Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Pierre-Adolphe SIMARD married

Modeste TREMBLAY-- Date: 15 February 1814 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Modeste TREMBLAY was the child of Jean TREMBLAY and Constance POTVIN

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Children of Pierre-Adolphe SIMARD and Modeste TREMBLAY:

Pierre SIMARD (b.3 November 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 5 April 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Candide SIMARD (b.27 July 1816, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 4 March 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Ide SIMARD (b.31 January 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 22 November 1882, St-Alphonse-de-Liguori, Quebec, Canada)

Eleonore SIMARD (b.12 January 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 9 September 1901, Alma, Québec, Canada )

Ismael SIMARD (b.16 November 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 25 March 1905, Alma, Québec, Canada )
m. Sophie MOREL 11 October 1840 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
m. Adele-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 9 January 1849 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Flavie SIMARD (b.28 October 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 6 October 1891, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA)

Florent SIMARD (b.29 January 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 27 March 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Olive SIMARD (b.1 April 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 10 August 1903, Alma, Québec, Canada )
m. Prudent TREMBLAY 12 January 1847 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Calixte SIMARD (b.8 March 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 1 February 1830, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Pamphile SIMARD (b.22 April 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 6 February 1906, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada )

Hercule SIMARD (b.11 June 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 26 June 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Alphonse SIMARD (b.2 September 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 20 September 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Hippolyte SIMARD (b.10 August 1833, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 1 September 1833, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Thomas SIMARD (b.4 September 1834, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 14 August 1876, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada )

Adeline SIMARD (b.22 December 1835, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada d. , )

Benjamin SIMARD (b.21 July 1837, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 15 April 1838, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Joseph-Alfred SIMARD (b.14 January 1839, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 9 October 1839, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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1797 Birth
9 February 1797
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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

1814 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Adolphe SIMARD and Modeste TREMBLAY 15 February 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 17 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Pierre SIMARD was born 3 November 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 17 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Candide SIMARD was born 27 July 1816, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 19 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.

1818 Birth of Child
Ide SIMARD was born 31 January 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 20 years old.

1818 Death of Child
Candide SIMARD died 4 March 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 21 years old.

1819 Birth of Child
Eleonore SIMARD was born 12 January 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 21 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Ismael SIMARD was born 16 November 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 23 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Flavie SIMARD was born 28 October 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 26 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Florent SIMARD was born 29 January 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 27 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Olive SIMARD was born 1 April 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 29 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Death of Child
Pierre SIMARD died 5 April 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 30 years old.

1828 Birth of Child
Calixte SIMARD was born 8 March 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 31 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Pamphile SIMARD was born 22 April 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 32 years old.

1830 Death of Child
Calixte SIMARD died 1 February 1830, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 32 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Hercule SIMARD was born 11 June 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 34 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Alphonse SIMARD was born 2 September 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 35 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Hippolyte SIMARD was born 10 August 1833, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 36 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Thomas SIMARD was born 4 September 1834, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 37 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Adeline SIMARD was born 22 December 1835, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Adolphe was 38 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1837 Birth of Child
Benjamin SIMARD was born 21 July 1837, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 40 years old.

1838 Death of Child
Benjamin SIMARD died 15 April 1838, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 41 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Joseph-Alfred SIMARD was born 14 January 1839, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre-Adolphe was 41 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Marriage of Child
Ismael SIMARD married 11 October 1840, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Sophie MOREL

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Marriage of Child
Olive SIMARD married 12 January 1847, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Prudent TREMBLAY

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Marriage of Child
Ismael SIMARD married 9 January 1849, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Adele-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Death of Spouse/Partner
Modeste TREMBLAY died 24 December 1860, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.