Gabriel SIMONEAU

(b. 5 June 1718 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1780 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Gabriel SIMONEAU was born 5 June 1718 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Gabriel SIMONEAU was the child of René SIMONEAU and Jeanne MOREAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean MOREAU dit LAGRANGE and Anne COUTURE

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Gabriel married Marie-Josephte BLANCHET 23 November 1744 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte BLANCHET was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 1 May 1754 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Josephte JOLY.

Gabriel married (2) Marguerite BOUCHER 24 November 1755 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BOUCHER was born 27 October 1724 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 18 January 1803 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Andre BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Marguerite LAMBERT dite CHAMPAGNE.

Gabriel SIMONEAU died 12 July 1780 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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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Gabriel SIMONEAU married

Marie-Josephte BLANCHET-- Date: 23 November 1744 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte BLANCHET was the child of Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Josephte JOLY

Children of Gabriel SIMONEAU and Marie-Josephte BLANCHET:

Marguerite SIMONEAU (b.23 October 1751, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1822, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Michel DUBOIS 7 November 1774 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Gabriel SIMONEAU married

Marguerite BOUCHER-- Date: 24 November 1755 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marguerite BOUCHER was the child of Andre BOUCHER dit DESROSIERS and Marguerite LAMBERT dite CHAMPAGNE

Children of Gabriel SIMONEAU and Marguerite BOUCHER:

Josephe SIMONEAU (b.27 December 1765, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE 19 February 1787 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1718 Birth
5 June 1718
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1744 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel SIMONEAU and Marie-Josephte BLANCHET 23 November 1744, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 26 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marguerite SIMONEAU was born 23 October 1751, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Gabriel was 33 years old.

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

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte BLANCHET died 1 May 1754, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

1755 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel SIMONEAU and Marguerite BOUCHER 24 November 1755, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 37 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Josephe SIMONEAU was born 27 December 1765, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Gabriel was 47 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marguerite SIMONEAU married 7 November 1774, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Michel DUBOIS

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.