flag female ancestor  Marie-Louise  FORTIN

  (b. 27 October 1742 Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France   d. 2 May 1805 Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Louise FORTIN was born 27 October 1742 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise FORTIN was the child of Joseph FORTIN   and   Marie-Anne MOREAU dite DESROSIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph FORTIN and Jeanne LORRAIN (maternal)  Daniel MOREAU dit DESROSIERS and Marie GROULX

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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, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Louis-Joseph died 10 March 1815 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire).  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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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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Marie-Louise FORTIN married flag male ancestor Louis-Joseph SICARD-- Date: 22 September 1760 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada
Louis-Joseph SICARD was the child of Simon SICARD and Angélique DESAUTELS




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birth1742 Birth
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, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marguerite TURGEON
marriage1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARD married 4 November 1782, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) 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.
death1805 Death
2 May 1805
Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 62.
Added: 2/14/2019 11:36:01 AM - Updated: 6/11/2025 4:57:49 PM

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