Simon VILLENEUVE

(b. 20 February 1751 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 26 April 1801 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )

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Simon VILLENEUVE was born 20 February 1751 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Simon VILLENEUVE was the child of Jean-Pierre VILLENEUVE and Madeleine BEDARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques VILLENEUVE and Anne CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) (maternal) Bernard BEDARD and Marguerite PARENT

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

Simon married Madeleine SABOURIN 6 November 1775 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine SABOURIN was born 7 January 1760 in Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes). Madeleine died 21 November 1824 in Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud). Madeleine was the child of Paul SABOURIN and Josephte SÉGUIN dite LADÉROUTE.

Simon VILLENEUVE died 26 April 1801 in Vaudreuil, 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 VILLENEUVE married

Madeleine SABOURIN-- Date: 6 November 1775 Place: Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine SABOURIN was the child of Paul SABOURIN and Josephte SÉGUIN dite LADÉROUTE

Children of Simon VILLENEUVE and Madeleine SABOURIN:

Regis-Paul VILLENEUVE (b.17 September 1778, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 April 1864, Rigaud, Canada East )
m. Ursule SEGUIN 28 January 1799 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Ostie VILLENEUVE (b.17 November 1780, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 May 1862, St-André-Avellin, Canada)
m. Francois SEGUIN 7 November 1796 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Pierre-Anselme VILLENEUVE (b.20 April 1785, Oka, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 August 1864, St-Eugene, Prescott, Canada West)
m. Louise SEGUIN 18 February 1810 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Judith VILLENEUVE (b.14 April 1789, Oka, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Augustin QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME 26 November 1810 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

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1751 Birth
20 February 1751
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Simon VILLENEUVE and Madeleine SABOURIN 6 November 1775, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

He was 24 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Regis-Paul VILLENEUVE was born 17 September 1778, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Simon was 27 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Ostie VILLENEUVE was born 17 November 1780, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Simon was 29 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Pierre-Anselme VILLENEUVE was born 20 April 1785, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Simon was 34 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Judith VILLENEUVE was born 14 April 1789, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Simon was 38 years old.

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ostie VILLENEUVE married 7 November 1796, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion) to Francois SEGUIN

1799 Marriage of Child
Regis-Paul VILLENEUVE married 28 January 1799, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion) to Ursule SEGUIN

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