Jean-Baptiste GIRARD

(b. 7 April 1710 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1777 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GIRARD was born 7 April 1710 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GIRARD was the child of Jean GIRARDIN and Marie-Catherine BOURRÉ (BOURRET) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gilles BOURRÉ (BOURRET) dit L'ESPINE and Marie BELLEHACHE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Genevieve DELAGE dite LARIVIERE 26 November 1742 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Genevieve DELAGE dite LARIVIERE was born 5 June 1721 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Genevieve died 29 November 1782 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Pierre DELAGE and Marie MEUNIER.

Jean-Baptiste GIRARD died 6 August 1777 in L'Ancienne Lorette, 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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Jean-Baptiste GIRARD married

Marie-Genevieve DELAGE dite LARIVIERE-- Date: 26 November 1742 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Marie-Genevieve DELAGE dite LARIVIERE was the child of Pierre DELAGE and Marie MEUNIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste GIRARD and Marie-Genevieve DELAGE dite LARIVIERE:

Pierre-Joseph GIRARD (b.28 November 1746, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1814, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise ROBITAILLE 25 May 1789 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1710 Birth
7 April 1710
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GIRARD and Marie-Genevieve DELAGE dite LARIVIERE 26 November 1742, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 32 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph GIRARD was born 28 November 1746, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 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.

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.