Françoise GIROUX

(b. 20 October 1735 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1813 , Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )

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Françoise GIROUX was born 20 October 1735 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Françoise GIROUX was the child of Jacques-Jean-Baptiste GIROUX and Anne TOUPIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GIROUX and Marguerite BRUNEAU (maternal) Antoine TOUPIN and Louise CLOUTIER

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Françoise married Jean MARCHAND 27 July 1762 in Château-Richer, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean MARCHAND was born abt. 1735 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean died 25 November 1777 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean was the child of Charles MARCHAND and Marie-Louise LOISEL (LOISELLE).

Françoise GIROUX died 29 March 1813 in Trois-Rivières, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Françoise GIROUX married

Jean MARCHAND-- Date: 27 July 1762 Place: Château-Richer, Canada
Jean MARCHAND was the child of Charles MARCHAND and Marie-Louise LOISEL (LOISELLE)

Children of Jean MARCHAND and Françoise GIROUX:

Elisabeth MARCHAND (b.abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charles METHOT 22 June 1779 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1735 Birth
20 October 1735
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GIROUX and Jean MARCHAND 27 July 1762, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 26 years old.

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.