François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE

(b. 6 January 1737 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 11 August 1807 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE was born 6 January 1737 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE was the child of Pierre SIMARD and Françoise MEUNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel SIMARD and Anne DODIER (maternal) François MEUNIER and Angélique JACOB

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

François married Marie LAVOIE 3 November 1761 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie LAVOIE was born 10 September 1737 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie died 29 December 1818 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY.

François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE died 11 August 1807 in Les Éboulements, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE married

Marie LAVOIE-- Date: 3 November 1761 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada
Marie LAVOIE was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY

Children of François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marie LAVOIE:

Marie-Angélique SIMARD (b.25 October 1762, Les Éboulements, Canada d. 20 February 1786, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada )

François SIMARD (b.18 February 1765, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 July 1843, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Marie-Emerentienne BOULIANNE 9 November 1791 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Dominique SIMARD (b.18 April 1767, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 June 1793, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

Marie-Anne SIMARD (b.18 April 1767, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 September 1850, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Basile RATTÉ (RATE) 7 November 1792 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Jeanne SIMARD (b.abt. 1769, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 August 1852, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Basile LECLERC 20 May 1794 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
m. Louis-Marie AUDET dit LAPOINTE 4 October 1796 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Madeleine SIMARD (b.24 June 1771, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 February 1795, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

Judith SIMARD (b.16 May 1773, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1808, )
m. Jean-Baptiste BRISSON 7 August 1798 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Sylvie SIMARD (b.18 June 1775, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 June 1793, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

Thecle SIMARD (b.18 February 1778, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 March 1793, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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1737 Birth
6 January 1737
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marie LAVOIE 3 November 1761, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 24 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique SIMARD was born 25 October 1762, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 25 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
François SIMARD was born 18 February 1765, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 28 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Dominique SIMARD was born 18 April 1767, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 30 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne SIMARD was born 18 April 1767, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Madeleine SIMARD was born 24 June 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 34 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Judith SIMARD was born 16 May 1773, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 36 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Sylvie SIMARD was born 18 June 1775, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 38 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Thecle SIMARD was born 18 February 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Child
Marie-Angélique SIMARD died 20 February 1786, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 49 years old.

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

1791 Marriage of Child
François SIMARD married 9 November 1791, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie-Emerentienne BOULIANNE

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne SIMARD married 7 November 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Basile RATTÉ (RATE)

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

1793 Death of Child
Thecle SIMARD died 19 March 1793, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 56 years old.

1793 Death of Child
Dominique SIMARD died 7 June 1793, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 56 years old.

1793 Death of Child
Sylvie SIMARD died 10 June 1793, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 56 years old.

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne SIMARD married 20 May 1794, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Basile LECLERC

1795 Death of Child
Madeleine SIMARD died 7 February 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François was 58 years old.

1796 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne SIMARD married 4 October 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Louis-Marie AUDET dit LAPOINTE

1798 Marriage of Child
Judith SIMARD married 7 August 1798, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jean-Baptiste BRISSON

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

1807 Death
11 August 1807
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 70.

Added: 12/9/2008 7:42:35 PM - Updated: 9/23/2015 2:08:11 PM