Justinien GIROUARD

(b. 3 April 1762 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 15 September 1834 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Justinien GIROUARD was born 3 April 1762 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Justinien GIROUARD was the child of Claude GIROUARD and Marie BERNARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Germain GIROUARD and Marie DOUCET (maternal) Michel BERNARD and Marie BRASSEUR

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Justinien married Marie-Charlotte-Louise SASSEVILLE 4 October 1784 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte-Louise SASSEVILLE was born 9 August 1765 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte-Louise died 19 May 1839 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte-Louise was the child of Louis-Etienne SASSEVILLE and Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT.

Justinien GIROUARD died 15 September 1834 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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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Justinien GIROUARD married

Marie-Charlotte-Louise SASSEVILLE-- Date: 4 October 1784 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Charlotte-Louise SASSEVILLE was the child of Louis-Etienne SASSEVILLE and Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Justinien GIROUARD and Marie-Charlotte-Louise SASSEVILLE:

Marie-Charlotte GIROUARD (b.18 January 1786, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 August 1834, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste RENAUD 14 November 1803 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1762 Birth
3 April 1762
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Justinien GIROUARD and Marie-Charlotte-Louise SASSEVILLE 4 October 1784, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1784 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte GIROUARD was born 18 January 1786, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Justinien was 23 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte GIROUARD married 14 November 1803, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste RENAUD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)