flag male ancestor  Jean-François  GIROUX

  (b. 24 March 1729 Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 9 May 1804 La Prairie, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-François GIROUX was born 24 March 1729 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-François GIROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIROUX   and   Marie-Agnes GARNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Raphaël GIROUX and Marie-Madeleine VACHON (maternal)  Charles GARNIER and Jeanne-Angélique MAHEU

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Jean-François  married  Marie-Claire VIVIER 10 February 1766 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Claire VIVIER  was born 15 December 1748 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).  Marie-Claire died 18 September 1784 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Marie-Claire was the child of Joseph VIVIER and Marie-Claire GARAND.

Jean-François GIROUX died 9 May 1804 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1729 Birth
24 March 1729
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
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.
marriage1766 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François GIROUX and Marie-Claire VIVIER 10 February 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 36 years old.
1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois GIROUX was born 22 August 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-François was 37 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.
1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Claire VIVIER died 18 September 1784, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1795 Marriage of Child
Louis GIROUX married 27 April 1795, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne DENEAU
marriage1795 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIROUX married 27 July 1795, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Hippolyte DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)
marriage1803 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois GIROUX married 18 January 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Josephte DESNOYERS
death1804 Death
9 May 1804
La Prairie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 75.
Added: 2/3/2020 11:52:49 AM - Updated: 12/18/2024 11:55:36 PM

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