Joseph-Godefroy SIMARD

(b. 26 October 1749 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1838 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Godefroy SIMARD was born 26 October 1749 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Joseph-Godefroy 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):

Joseph-Godefroy married Felicite CÔTÉ 8 November 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Felicite CÔTÉ was born 13 November 1752 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Felicite died 18 December 1835 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Felicite was the child of Thomas COTE and Geneviève GAGNON.

Joseph-Godefroy SIMARD died 13 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.

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Joseph-Godefroy SIMARD married

Felicite CÔTÉ-- Date: 8 November 1773 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Felicite CÔTÉ was the child of Thomas COTE and Geneviève GAGNON

Children of Joseph-Godefroy SIMARD and Felicite CÔTÉ:

Joseph SIMARD (b.abt. 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 August 1850, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East )
m. Rosalie MORIN 6 October 1806 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jerome SIMARD (b.10 April 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 January 1856, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER 9 October 1804 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste SIMARD (b.25 February 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 September 1849, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East )
m. Marie LANOUE 1 October 1804 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Francois SIMARD (b.22 September 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 October 1868, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Genevieve BOUCHARD 24 November 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis SIMARD (b.22 July 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 April 1862, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Quirille SAULNIER 13 October 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Ulric SIMARD (b.14 May 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 April 1883, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada)
m. Olive TREMBLAY 11 February 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Angele COTE 18 April 1820 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Olivier SIMARD (b.9 September 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite LANOUE 4 November 1822 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1733 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Godefroy SIMARD and Felicite CÔTÉ 8 November 1773 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1749 Birth
26 October 1749
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.

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 Birth of Child
Jerome SIMARD was born 10 April 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Godefroy was 29 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SIMARD was born 25 February 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Godefroy was 31 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Francois SIMARD was born 22 September 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Godefroy was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Alexis SIMARD was born 22 July 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Godefroy was 35 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Ulric SIMARD was born 14 May 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Godefroy was 39 years old.

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Olivier SIMARD was born 9 September 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Godefroy was 45 years old.

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SIMARD married 1 October 1804, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie LANOUE

1804 Marriage of Child
Jerome SIMARD married 9 October 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER

1806 Marriage of Child
Joseph SIMARD married 6 October 1806, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Rosalie MORIN

1807 Marriage of Child
Francois SIMARD married 24 November 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Genevieve BOUCHARD

1812 Marriage of Child
Alexis SIMARD married 13 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Quirille SAULNIER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Ulric SIMARD married 11 February 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Olive TREMBLAY

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Ulric SIMARD married 18 April 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Angele COTE

1822 Marriage of Child
Olivier SIMARD married 4 November 1822, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marguerite LANOUE

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