Agathe GIRARD

(b. 26 December 1757 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1838 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Agathe GIRARD was born 26 December 1757 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Agathe GIRARD was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Louis GIRARD and Marguerite TARDIF (maternal) Étienne DESBIENS and Marie-Dorothee TREMBLAY

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

Agathe married Isaac SIMARD 9 February 1779 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Isaac SIMARD was born 14 July 1757 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Isaac died 25 August 1844 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Isaac was the child of Paul SIMARD and Marie-Louise GAGNÉ.

Agathe GIRARD died 15 February 1838 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Agathe GIRARD married

Isaac SIMARD-- Date: 9 February 1779 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Isaac SIMARD was the child of Paul SIMARD and Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

Children of Isaac SIMARD and Agathe GIRARD:

Elisabeth SIMARD (b.28 November 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 March 1861, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East )
m. Joseph COTE 14 July 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Abraham SIMARD (b.22 March 1784, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Felicite BOILY 13 January 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Judith SIMARD (b.12 May 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Gaspard GAGNÉ 11 February 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Francois SIMARD (b.abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 February 1866, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Canada East )
m. Marie-Angelique TREMBLAY 4 May 1813 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1757 Birth
26 December 1757
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Agathe GIRARD and Isaac SIMARD 9 February 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 21 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Elisabeth SIMARD was born 28 November 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agathe was 21 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Abraham SIMARD was born 22 March 1784, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Agathe was 26 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Judith SIMARD was born 12 May 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Agathe was 28 years old.

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 of Child
Elisabeth SIMARD married 14 July 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph COTE

1806 Marriage of Child
Judith SIMARD married 11 February 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Gaspard GAGNÉ

1807 Marriage of Child
Abraham SIMARD married 13 January 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Felicite BOILY

1813 Marriage of Child
Francois SIMARD married 4 May 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Angelique TREMBLAY

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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