Marguerite LETOURNEAU

Born

26 March 1753 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

28 January 1822 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Ignace LETOURNEAU Marguerite COUTURE

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Born: 26 March 1753 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Ignace LETOURNEAU

Mother: Marguerite COUTURE

Paternal grandparents: Louis LÉTOURNEAU , Anne BLOUIN

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume-Jean-Baptiste COUTURE , 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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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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Marguerite LETOURNEAU married

Etienne SIMARD
Marriage date: 11 October 1773
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Etienne SIMARD was the child of Etienne SIMARD and Marie-Geneviève BLOUIN

Children of Etienne SIMARD and Marguerite LETOURNEAU

Marie-Marguerite SIMARD

Born: 6 December 1774, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 January 1842, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada East

Married: Jean-Marie PARE 7 October 1794 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Angelique SIMARD

Born: abt. 1793, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 February 1869, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph BACON 1 March 1813 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1753
26 March 1753
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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.

1773 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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1794 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

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