Simon FAVREAU

(b. 16 July 1722 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1793 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Simon FAVREAU was born 16 July 1722 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Simon FAVREAU was the child of Jean FAVREAU and Jeanne MEUNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marie BENOIT (maternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUME

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

Simon married Marie-Marguerite SEGUIN dite LADEROUTE 11 November 1746 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Marguerite SEGUIN dite LADEROUTE was born 30 September 1721 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Marguerite died 10 August 1760 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Simon SÉGUIN and Madeleine Deborah COLE.

Simon married (2) Josephte LAPORTE 17 November 1761 in Boucherville, Canada . Josephte LAPORTE was born 12 November 1735 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Josephte was the child of Joseph LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Agathe BAU (LEBEAU).

Simon married (3) Apolline RENAUD 16 October 1769 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Apolline RENAUD was born 9 September 1746 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Apolline died 18 March 1776 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Apolline was the child of Pierre RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC.

Simon FAVREAU died 1 April 1793 in Contrecœur, 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 FAVREAU married

Marie-Marguerite SEGUIN dite LADEROUTE-- Date: 11 November 1746 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite SEGUIN dite LADEROUTE was the child of Simon SÉGUIN and Madeleine Deborah COLE

Children of Simon FAVREAU and Marie-Marguerite SEGUIN dite LADEROUTE:

Marguerite FAVREAU (b.26 September 1750, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 19 June 1835, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Antoine RENAUD 4 October 1773 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marie-Desanges FAVREAU (b.28 December 1754, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 24 April 1790, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Simon RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS 25 September 1774 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Simon FAVREAU married

Josephte LAPORTE-- Date: 17 November 1761 Place: Boucherville, Canada
Josephte LAPORTE was the child of Joseph LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Agathe BAU (LEBEAU)

Children of Simon FAVREAU and Josephte LAPORTE:

Simon FAVREAU married

Apolline RENAUD-- Date: 16 October 1769 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
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Apolline RENAUD was the child of Pierre RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC

Children of Simon FAVREAU and Apolline RENAUD:

Marie FAVREAU (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Barthelemy PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE 16 August 1790 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1722 Birth
16 July 1722
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Simon FAVREAU and Marie-Marguerite SEGUIN dite LADEROUTE 11 November 1746, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marguerite FAVREAU was born 26 September 1750, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Simon was 28 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges FAVREAU was born 28 December 1754, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Simon was 32 years old.

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite SEGUIN dite LADEROUTE died 10 August 1760, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Simon FAVREAU and Josephte LAPORTE 17 November 1761, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 39 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Simon FAVREAU and Apolline RENAUD 16 October 1769 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 47 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FAVREAU married 4 October 1773, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Antoine RENAUD

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges FAVREAU married 25 September 1774, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Simon RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS

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.

1776 Death of Spouse/Partner
Apolline RENAUD died 18 March 1776, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Child
Marie-Desanges FAVREAU died 24 April 1790, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Simon was 67 years old.

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie FAVREAU married 16 August 1790, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Joseph-Barthelemy PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE

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

1793 Death
1 April 1793
Contrecœur, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 70.

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