Gabriel GIARD

(b. 20 July 1731 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1783 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Gabriel GIARD was born 20 July 1731 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Gabriel GIARD was the child of Gabriel GIARD and Suzanne MENARD dite LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas GIARD dit ST-MARTIN and Claude PRATTE (maternal) Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Suzanne LAPORTE

Gabriel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Gabriel married Madeleine LECOMPTE 17 January 1757 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine LECOMPTE was born abt. 1737 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine was the child of Joseph LECOMPTE and Marie-Madeleine JACQUES.

Gabriel GIARD died 4 June 1783 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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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Gabriel GIARD married

Madeleine LECOMPTE-- Date: 17 January 1757 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Madeleine LECOMPTE was the child of Joseph LECOMPTE and Marie-Madeleine JACQUES

Children of Gabriel GIARD and Madeleine LECOMPTE:

Marie-Madeleine GIARD (b.8 December 1757, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 22 October 1793, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre RENAUD 10 February 1777 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre GIARD (b.abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louise HOGUE 21 November 1796 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1731 Birth
20 July 1731
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel GIARD and Madeleine LECOMPTE 17 January 1757, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 25 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GIARD was born 8 December 1757, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Gabriel was 26 years old.

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.

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.