Was she the daughter of Canadian explorer? Who are her children

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There are no sources so hard to figure out the descendants
WikiTree profile: Elizabeth Lavoie
in Genealogy Help by Maggie N. G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)
I added a family tree on her profile.

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by Lorraine Nagle G2G6 Pilot (207k points)
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Francois Sicard and Mrs. Sicard mentioned here, page 164. Say's he hanged himself near Bruce Mines, Ontario. Gives Mrs. Sicard's burial location 

https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ontario-History-1901-v3.pdf

by Lorraine Nagle G2G6 Pilot (207k points)
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by Stanley Baraboo G2G Astronaut (1.4m points)
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Here is an interesting discussion. The info that relates to Elizabeth is in the replies at the bottom of the page. The second reply and the reply to the second reply. http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/hudson/1987/

by Lorraine Nagle G2G6 Pilot (207k points)
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hmm, indeed, unsourced is right.  Must say the item Lorraine cites (pg 164) is terse and not really possible to assign to this couple.  Sicard is not a rare name.

What I find in the way of records is skimpy here:

Susanna Sicard born 25 Oct 1839 in ''Westmeath'' bapt 5 Feb 1840 in Buckinham (Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze) father listed Godfrey Sicard, mother Elisabeth Hudson  bapt. Susanna (IGD Drouin collection, membership needed)

Marriage of Élizabeth Sicard with Louis Laliberté, 25 May 1857 in La Passe (Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel), she is listed as minor daughter of the late Godefroi Sicard and of Betré Hudson.  Mar. Élisabeth Sicard (image IGD, membership)

Her husband appears to go by Godefroy rather than François from these 2 records.  No evidence for the name Hodgson found for her, only Hudson.  Removed impossible location for marriage, with note on her profile about it.

by Danielle Liard G2G6 Pilot (661k points)

Nos Origines shows François as son of François Sicard and Françoise Allinotte.  That couple existed, but they married in 1807 in Lachenaie, and their 7 children are all accounted for, 5 died young and 2 married, none bears the name Godefroy and none marries a girl named Élisabeth (anything)

They also cite Fort Coulonge as place of marriage, that parish only opens in 1884.  Quite near La Passe, so may have been place of residence at some point.  Westmeath is also shown on the map, no parish for it.

FamilySearch tree is where the marriage location of St-Justin, Maskinongé, came from, doesn't appear to have any sources linked at all.  Lots of profiles, some named Hudson, some named Hodgson.  While these 2 names sound similar enough in English, the difference is much more marked in French pronunciation, so to be taken with a large grain of salt I think.

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