Theotiste DUPUIS

(b. 13 June 1730 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 13 February 1778 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Theotiste DUPUIS was born 13 June 1730 in Port Royal, Acadia

Theotiste DUPUIS was the child of Jean Pierre DUPUIS and Jeanne RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUPUIS and Madeleine LANDRY (maternal) Alexandre RICHARD and Elizabeth Isabelle PETITPAS

Theotiste 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):

Theotiste married Pierre GIROUARD 3 February 1751 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre GIROUARD was born 12 October 1726 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Pierre died 26 June 1814 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Pierre was the child of Guillaume GIROUARD and Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET.

Theotiste DUPUIS died 13 February 1778 in Saint-Ours, 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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Family and Children of Theotiste DUPUIS

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Theotiste DUPUIS married

Pierre GIROUARD-- Date: 3 February 1751 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Pierre GIROUARD was the child of Guillaume GIROUARD and Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET

Children of Pierre GIROUARD and Theotiste DUPUIS:

Pierre GIROUARD (b.abt. 1752, , Acadia, Canada d. 6 November 1809, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Scholastique LEBLANC 18 September 1775 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean Baptiste GIROUARD (b.abt. 1760, d. 16 June 1836, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique BLOUIN 26 June 1780 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Modeste GIROUARD (b.12 September 1767, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 August 1824, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Louis DUHAMEL 11 November 1788 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph GIROUARD (b.14 April 1769, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 December 1853, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Josephte LORD 19 September 1791 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Elisabeth-Isabelle GIROUARD (b.28 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph GARIEPY 28 January 1793 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1730 Birth
13 June 1730
Port Royal, Acadia

1751 Marriage / Partner
Theotiste DUPUIS and Pierre GIROUARD 3 February 1751, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 20 years old.

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

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Modeste GIROUARD was born 12 September 1767, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Theotiste was 37 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Joseph GIROUARD was born 14 April 1769, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Theotiste was 38 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle GIROUARD was born 28 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Theotiste was 40 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Pierre GIROUARD married 18 September 1775, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Scholastique LEBLANC

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.