flag female ancestor  Marguerite  LETOURNEAU

  (b. 26 March 1753 Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France   d. 28 January 1822 Château-Richer, Lower Canada )  

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Marguerite LETOURNEAU was born 26 March 1753 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marguerite LETOURNEAU was the child of Ignace LETOURNEAU   and   Marguerite COUTURE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis LÉTOURNEAU and Anne BLOUIN (maternal)  Guillaume-Jean-Baptiste COUTURE and Marguerite LECLERC

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Marguerite  married  Etienne SIMARD 11 October 1773 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etienne SIMARD  was born 15 March 1746 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre).  Etienne died 1 May 1811 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer).  Etienne was the child of Etienne SIMARD and Marie-Geneviève BLOUIN.

Marguerite LETOURNEAU died 28 January 1822 in Château-Richer, 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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birth1753 Birth
26 March 1753
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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.
marriage1773 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LETOURNEAU and Etienne SIMARD 11 October 1773, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.
1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite SIMARD was born 6 December 1774, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite was 21 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite SIMARD married 7 October 1794, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Jean-Marie PARE
1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Etienne SIMARD died 1 May 1811, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
marriage1813 Marriage of Child
Angelique SIMARD married 1 March 1813, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Joseph BACON
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1822 Death
28 January 1822
Château-Richer, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 68.
Added: 9/24/2024 9:47:04 AM - Updated: 1/6/2026 6:00:59 PM

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