flag male ancestor  François-Xavier  SIMARD

  (b. 18 May 1745 Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France   d. 24 November 1834 Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada )  

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François-Xavier SIMARD was born 18 May 1745 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

François-Xavier SIMARD was the child of Paul SIMARD   and   Marie-Louise GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Paul SIMARD and Geneviève GAGNON (maternal)  François-Xavier GAGNÉ and Geneviève FILION

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François-Xavier  married  Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD 7 February 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD  was born 13 August 1753 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Gertrude-Francoise died 9 September 1827 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Gertrude-Francoise was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS.

François-Xavier SIMARD died 24 November 1834 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada.
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Did You Know? 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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birth1745 Birth
18 May 1745
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1774 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier SIMARD and Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD 7 February 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 28 years old.
1775 Birth of Child
Marie SIMARD was born 1 January 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 29 years old.
News1775 - 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
Lambert SIMARD was born 8 April 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 33 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1795 Marriage of Child
Marie SIMARD married 17 November 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Michel DESROSIERS
1797 Birth of Child
Quirille SIMARD was born 27 November 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 52 years old.
marriage1802 Marriage of Child
Lambert SIMARD married 23 November 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Madeleine GIRARD
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage of Child
Quirille SIMARD married 13 February 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Elizee GIRARD
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1827 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD died 9 September 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1834 Death
24 November 1834
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 89.
Added: 3/24/2017 4:23:04 PM - Updated: 4/7/2024 9:59:41 AM

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