Jacques SIMARD

(b. 22 October 1720 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1783 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques SIMARD was born 22 October 1720 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Jacques SIMARD was the child of Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel SIMARD and Anne DODIER (maternal) Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Catherine BIVILLE

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Jacques married Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 20 January 1744 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 8 October 1728 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Cecile died 13 January 1784 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Cecile was the child of Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ.

Jacques SIMARD died 24 December 1783 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, 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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Jacques SIMARD married

Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE-- Date: 20 January 1744 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
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Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was the child of Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ

Children of Jacques SIMARD and Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE:

Jacques SIMARD (b.15 July 1745, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite MORIN 28 October 1765 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pelagie SIMARD (b.19 October 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 22 October 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste MENARD 18 August 1762 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Cecile SIMARD (b.15 November 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 April 1804, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre TREMBLAY 17 June 1783 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Angelique SIMARD (b.26 June 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 November 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine-Michel TREMBLAY 22 November 1785 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1720 Birth
22 October 1720
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Jacques SIMARD and Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 20 January 1744 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jacques SIMARD was born 15 July 1745, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 24 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Pelagie SIMARD was born 19 October 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 28 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage of Child
Pelagie SIMARD married 18 August 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste MENARD

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Jacques SIMARD married 28 October 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marguerite MORIN

1766 Birth of Child
Cecile SIMARD was born 15 November 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 46 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique SIMARD was born 26 June 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 47 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.