Guillaume GIROUARD

(b. October 1685 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 23 November 1757 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Guillaume GIROUARD was born October 1685 in Port Royal, Acadia

Guillaume GIROUARD was the child of Jacques Jacob GIROUARD and Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GIROUARD and Jeanne AUCOIN (maternal) François GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) and Marie-Edmée LEJEUNE

Guillaume 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):

Guillaume married Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET abt. 1713 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET was born abt. 1693 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie was the child of René BERNARD and Madeleine DOUCET.

Guillaume GIROUARD died 23 November 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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
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Family and Children of Guillaume GIROUARD

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Guillaume GIROUARD married

Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET-- Date: abt. 1713 Place: , Acadia, Canada
Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET was the child of René BERNARD and Madeleine DOUCET

About 1713 Guillaume, married Marie Bernard dit Renochet, daughter of René Bernard and Madeleine Doucet, in Acadia, Canada.

(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume I. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).

Children of Guillaume GIROUARD and Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET:

Madeleine GIROUARD (b.12 February 1714, Port Royal, Acadia d. 24 September 1765, )
m. Michel MARTIN 9 November 1739 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Anne GIROUARD (b.16 May 1716, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1758, At Sea*)
m. Joseph RICHARD 30 June 1738 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marguerite GIROUARD (b.12 February 1719, Port Royal, Acadia d. 27 October 1804, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD 22 July 1743 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume GIROUARD (b.16 December 1721, Port Royal, Acadia d. 8 June 1795, )

Francoise GIROUARD (b.10 March 1724, Port Royal, Acadia d. 5 March 1803, )
m. Jean-Baptiste RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ 4 November 1745 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume GIROUARD (b.abt. 1725, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Anne BLANCHARD 22 February 1745 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Pierre GIROUARD (b.12 October 1726, Port Royal, Acadia d. 26 June 1814 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Theotiste DUPUIS 3 February 1751 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Anne GIROUARD (b.24 June 1729, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )

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1685 Birth
October 1685
Port Royal, Acadia

1686 Port Royal
Jacques GIROUARD 38, Marguerite GOTRO 32; children: Alexandre 16, Pierre 14, Jacques 12, Jean 10, Francois 6, Claude 3, Guillaume 3 months, Marie 8, Marguerite 4; 6 arpents, 13 cattle, 15 sheep.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1693 Port Royal
Jacob GIROUD 46, Marguerite GOUTROT 39, ALexandre 22, Pierre 20, Jean 17, Marie 15, Francois 13, Marguerite 10, Claude 9, Guillaume 7, Denis 5, Charles 4, Germain 2; 25 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 pigs, 22 arpents, 2 guns
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Port Royal
Jacob GIROUARD 50; Margueritte GOTROT (wife) 45; Jacques 24; Jean 22; Francois 20; Marie 18; Marguerite 16; Claude 14; Guillaume 12; Denis 10; Charles 8; Germain 6; Madeleine 3; Anne-Marie 1/ 2; 20 cattle, 30 sheep, 12 hogs, 48 arpents, 18 fruit trees, 1 gun,
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1700 Port Royal
Jacob GIROUARD 53; Marguerite GOUTROT (wife) Alexandre 29; Pierre 27; Jean 24; Francoise 20; Claude 16; Guillaume 14; Denis 12; Charles 11; Germain 9; Marie 22; Marguerite 17; Madelaine 5; Marie 2; 35 cattle, 32 sheep, 26 arpents, 2 guns.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1701 Port Royal
Jacob GIROUARD 52, Marguerite GAUTROT (wife) 45; Jacques GIROUARD 27, Francois 21, Claude 17, Guilaume 14, Germain 7, Denis 12, Chariot 12, Magdeleine 6, Marie 4; 2 guns, 15 cattle, 6 sheep, 3 hogs, 25 arpents;
1701 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1714 Birth of Child
Madeleine GIROUARD was born 12 February 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 28 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Anne GIROUARD was born 16 May 1716, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 30 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marguerite GIROUARD was born 12 February 1719, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 33 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Birth of Child
Guillaume GIROUARD was born 16 December 1721, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 36 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Francoise GIROUARD was born 10 March 1724, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 38 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Pierre GIROUARD was born 12 October 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 41 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Anne GIROUARD was born 24 June 1729, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 43 years old.

1738 Marriage of Child
Anne GIROUARD married 30 June 1738, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Joseph RICHARD

1739 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GIROUARD married 9 November 1739, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Michel MARTIN

1743 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GIROUARD married 22 July 1743 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD

1745 Marriage of Child
Guillaume GIROUARD married 22 February 1745, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Anne BLANCHARD

1745 Marriage of Child
Francoise GIROUARD married 4 November 1745, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jean-Baptiste RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ

1751 Marriage of Child
Pierre GIROUARD married 3 February 1751, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Theotiste DUPUIS

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