Isaac GIRARD

(b. 28 May 1791 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 6 November 1879 , Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )

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Isaac GIRARD was born 28 May 1791 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Isaac GIRARD was the child of René GIRARD and Marguerite FOURNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jerome GIRARD and Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY (maternal) Nicolas FOURNIER and Marie-Geneviève DAMOUR (D'AMOURS)

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

Isaac married Modeste TREMBLAY 8 February 1814 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Modeste TREMBLAY was born 29 May 1791 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Modeste died 14 February 1863 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Modeste was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Victoire SAVARD.

Isaac GIRARD died 6 November 1879 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada .
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Isaac GIRARD married

Modeste TREMBLAY-- Date: 8 February 1814 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Modeste TREMBLAY was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Victoire SAVARD

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Children of Isaac GIRARD and Modeste TREMBLAY:

Marie GIRARD (b.20 February 1815, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Damase TREMBLAY 11 January 1836 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Caroline GIRARD (b.9 May 1817, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 11 August 1818, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

Modeste GIRARD (b.18 September 1818, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 11 February 1898, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

Telesphore GIRARD (b.23 January 1820, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )

Abigail GIRARD (b.22 March 1821, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 21 September 1858, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Esprit GIRARD 8 February 1848 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Josephine GIRARD (b.20 March 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 16 March 1897, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Seraphin MARTEL 15 July 1845 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Timothee GIRARD (b.5 June 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 24 December 1863, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Olympe TREMBLAY 2 September 1850 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Zoe GIRARD (b.23 June 1824, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Gedeon TREMBLAY 2 September 1850 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Zebede GIRARD (b.15 January 1826, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 22 October 1828, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

Helene GIRARD (b.27 March 1827, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 26 May 1828, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

Pierre-Elie GIRARD (b.9 December 1830, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 16 October 1832, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

Eusebe GIRARD (b.15 July 1834, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 9 December 1906, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Beatrix TREMBLAY 8 November 1853 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1791 Birth
28 May 1791
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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

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

1814 Marriage / Partner
Isaac GIRARD and Modeste TREMBLAY 8 February 1814 , Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 22 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Marie GIRARD was born 20 February 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 23 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Caroline GIRARD was born 9 May 1817, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 25 years old.

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

1818 Death of Child
Caroline GIRARD died 11 August 1818, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 27 years old.

1818 Birth of Child
Modeste GIRARD was born 18 September 1818, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 27 years old.

1820 Birth of Child
Telesphore GIRARD was born 23 January 1820, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 28 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Abigail GIRARD was born 22 March 1821, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 29 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Josephine GIRARD was born 20 March 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Isaac was 30 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Timothee GIRARD was born 5 June 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Isaac was 32 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Zoe GIRARD was born 23 June 1824, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 33 years old.

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

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

1826 Birth of Child
Zebede GIRARD was born 15 January 1826, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 34 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Helene GIRARD was born 27 March 1827, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 35 years old.

1828 Death of Child
Helene GIRARD died 26 May 1828, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 37 years old.

1828 Death of Child
Zebede GIRARD died 22 October 1828, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 37 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Birth of Child
Pierre-Elie GIRARD was born 9 December 1830, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 39 years old.

1832 Death of Child
Pierre-Elie GIRARD died 16 October 1832, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 41 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Eusebe GIRARD was born 15 July 1834, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 43 years old.

1836 Marriage of Child
Marie GIRARD married 11 January 1836, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Damase TREMBLAY

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage of Child
Josephine GIRARD married 15 July 1845, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Seraphin MARTEL

1848 Marriage of Child
Abigail GIRARD married 8 February 1848, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Esprit GIRARD

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Marriage of Child
Timothee GIRARD married 2 September 1850, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Olympe TREMBLAY

1850 Marriage of Child
Zoe GIRARD married 2 September 1850, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Gedeon TREMBLAY

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Marriage of Child
Eusebe GIRARD married 8 November 1853, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Beatrix TREMBLAY

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Death of Child
Abigail GIRARD died 21 September 1858, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 67 years old.

1863 Death of Spouse/Partner
Modeste TREMBLAY died 14 February 1863, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1863 Death of Child
Timothee GIRARD died 24 December 1863, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isaac was 72 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.