flag female ancestor  Sophie  BILODEAU

  (b. 6 April 1816 Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada   d. 30 October 1875 Québec Province, Canada )  
Cause of Death: died in shipwreck of October 30, 1875

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Sophie BILODEAU was born 6 April 1816 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Sophie BILODEAU was the child of Francois-Xavier BILODEAU   and   Louise GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François BILODEAU and Marie-Catherine MARCOUX (maternal)  Augustin GAGNON and Marie-Gertrude MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

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Sophie  married  Francois CANAC dit MARQUIS 31 January 1837 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois CANAC dit MARQUIS  was born 15 December 1809 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.  Francois died 20 February 1889 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.  Francois was the child of Basile CANAC dit MARQUIS and Victoire BAUCHER dite MORENCY.

Sophie BILODEAU died 30 October 1875 in Québec Province, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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birth1816 Birth
6 April 1816
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
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
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1837 Marriage / Partner
Sophie BILODEAU and Francois CANAC dit MARQUIS 31 January 1837, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

She was 20 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1839 Birth of Child
Marie-Zoe CANAC dite MARQUIS was born 27 May 1839, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Sophie was 23 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1875 Death
30 October 1875
Québec Province, Canada

She died at the age of 59.

Sophie is buried at: Inhumée à Ste-Famille de l'Ile-d'Orléans
Added: 10/8/2024 8:26:26 PM - Updated: 10/8/2024 8:27:53 PM

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