Marie-Josephte GIRARD

(b. 11 December 1755 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 19 June 1807 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte GIRARD was born 11 December 1755 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte GIRARD was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Louis GIRARD and Marguerite TARDIF (maternal) Étienne DESBIENS and Marie-Dorothee TREMBLAY

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

Marie-Josephte married Charles BRASSARD 1 October 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Charles BRASSARD was born 4 December 1756 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Charles was the child of Charles BRASSARD and Catherine GAGNON.

Marie-Josephte married (2) Jean-Francois TREMBLAY 20 August 1792 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Francois TREMBLAY was born 11 February 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-Francois died 11 March 1832 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Jean-Francois was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Marie-Desanges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

Marie-Josephte GIRARD died 19 June 1807 in La Malbaie, 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.

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Marie-Josephte GIRARD married

Charles BRASSARD-- Date: 1 October 1778 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charles BRASSARD was the child of Charles BRASSARD and Catherine GAGNON

Children of Charles BRASSARD and Marie-Josephte GIRARD:

Joseph BRASSARD (b.10 February 1781, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 January 1848, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Genevieve HARVEY 6 October 1801 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
m. Charlotte TREMBLAY 9 September 1817 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Anne BRASSARD (b.22 May 1783, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 April 1858, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Francois DUFOUR 1803

Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD (b.15 May 1789, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 November 1848, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Angélique TREMBLAY 8 October 1811 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Felix BRASSARD (b.abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 October 1841, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Louise HARVEY 31 January 1815 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Josephte GIRARD married

Jean-Francois TREMBLAY-- Date: 20 August 1792 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Jean-Francois TREMBLAY was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Marie-Desanges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Children of Jean-Francois TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephte GIRARD:

Augustin TREMBLAY (b.17 June 1793, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 17 January 1872, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada )
m. Elisabeth TREMBLAY 10 August 1819 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
m. Felicite BILODEAU 22 January 1822 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
m. Louise BOUCHARD 14 November 1826 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1755 Birth
11 December 1755
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GIRARD and Charles BRASSARD 1 October 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 22 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph BRASSARD was born 10 February 1781, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Josephte was 25 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Anne BRASSARD was born 22 May 1783, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Josephte was 27 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD was born 15 May 1789, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Josephte was 33 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GIRARD and Jean-Francois TREMBLAY 20 August 1792, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 36 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Augustin TREMBLAY was born 17 June 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Josephte was 37 years old.

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph BRASSARD married 6 October 1801, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Genevieve HARVEY