Francois Parent (1842 - 1922) and Martine St. Amand (1846 - 1934)(
Now that I dealt with the issue of dispensations for consanguinity as it relates to the marriage of Francois Parent and Martine St. Amand i can move on to writing about their lives. Francois Parent was born on May 1, 1842 in Sutton which is in what is now called Georgina township in York county although in 1842 Sutton was part of North Gwillimbury before the two townships were amalgamated. Francois' parents were Simon Parent (1793 - 1874) and Josephte Andre dit St. Amand (1809 - 1891). It is interesting to note that Francois was born just five years after the 1837 rebellion lead by Mackenzie King , the grandfather of one of our most notable prime ministers William Lyon Mackenzie King. I mention this because the rebellion was largely centered North of Toronto in the county of York where Francois was born. It is probably that Francois' father, Simon Parent, would have been living in the North Gwillimbury when the rebellion took place. In the very least, he would have known a...