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Born: 27 October 1742 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Paternal grandparents: Joseph FORTIN , Jeanne LORRAIN
Maternal grandparents: Daniel MOREAU dit DESROSIERS , Marie GROULX


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

Marie-Louise  married  Louis-Joseph SICARD 22 September 1760 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Joseph SICARD  was born 27 October 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  Louis-Joseph died 10 March 1815 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada .  Louis-Joseph was the child of Simon SICARD and Angélique DESAUTELS.

Marie-Louise FORTIN died 2 May 1805 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Louise FORTIN

Marie-Louise FORTIN married flag male ancestor Louis-Joseph SICARD
Marriage date: 22 September 1760
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada
Louis-Joseph SICARD was the child of Simon SICARD and Angélique DESAUTELS

Children of Louis-Joseph SICARD and Marie-Louise FORTIN


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1742
27 October 1742
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
marriage1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise FORTIN and Louis-Joseph SICARD 22 September 1760, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

She was 17 years old.
1761 Birth of Child
Joseph-Simon SICARD was born 3 September 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Louise was 18 years old.
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.
1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARD was born 25 March 1767, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Louise was 24 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.
marriage1781 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Simon SICARD married 26 February 1781, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite TURGEON
marriage1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARD married 4 November 1782, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph CANTIN (QUENTIN)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1801 Death of Child
Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARD died 3 August 1801, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise was 58 years old.
DeathDeath — 1805
2 May 1805
Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 62.
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