Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag female ancestor  Marie Josephte  GIROUARD

  (b. 16 December 1734 Acadia, Canada   d. 5 May 1814 Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )  

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Marie Josephte GIROUARD was born 16 December 1734 in Acadia, Canada

Marie Josephte GIROUARD was the child of Germain GIROUARD   and   Marie DOUCET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques Jacob GIROUARD and Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) (maternal)  Toussaint Dit François DOUCET and Marie CAISSIE

Marie Josephte was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement


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

Marie Josephte  married  Michel GAUDET abt. 1750 in Acadia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Michel GAUDET  was born abt. 1725 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence).  Michel died 21 February 1789 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Michel was the child of Augustin GAUDET and Agnès CHIASSON.

Marie Josephte GIROUARD died 5 May 1814 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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birth1734 Birth
16 December 1734
Acadia, Canada
1759 Birth of Child
Michel GAUDET was born 13 September 1759, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie Josephte was 24 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1764 Birth of Child
François GAUDET was born 26 December 1764, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie Josephte was 30 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier GAUDET was born 16 June 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie Josephte was 36 years old.
1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte GAUDET was born 25 February 1774, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie Josephte was 39 years old.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1785 Marriage of Child
Michel GAUDET married 30 January 1785, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Genevieve BRAZEAU
marriage1786 Marriage of Child
François GAUDET married 26 June 1786 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN
1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel GAUDET died 21 February 1789, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Francois-Xavier GAUDET married 20 September 1791, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte GAUDET married 20 September 1791, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Pierre BERNARD
death1814 Death
5 May 1814
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 79.
Added: 12/17/2017 9:21:58 PM - Updated: 11/15/2025 3:35:17 PM

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