Joseph GIRARD

(b. 15 March 1722 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 18 May 1779 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GIRARD was born 15 March 1722 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Joseph 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

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

Joseph married Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS 9 January 1747 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS was born 18 April 1726 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Angélique died 8 August 1778 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS and Angélique MINGOU.

Joseph GIRARD died 18 May 1779 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Occupation

Joseph GIRARD was a Voiturier.
The voiturier, or wagonner, was a carrier of goods by means of horses, carts or even a stagecoach. More often than not, he was the owner of his vehicle. Under the French regime and its civil code, the wagonner had to ensure that any goods he transported were accompanied by a waybill. This document set out the details of the goods transported, the identity of the carrier transporting them, the conditions under which they must be transported, the identity of the sender of the goods and the identity of the consignee.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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
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Joseph GIRARD married

Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS-- Date: 9 January 1747 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS and Angélique MINGOU

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Children of Joseph GIRARD and Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS:

Joseph GIRARD (b.7 July 1753, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1817, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE 7 November 1774 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charlotte GIRARD (b.26 April 1758, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1788, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Francois DUPERE dit LARIVIÈRE 28 November 1780 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1722 Birth
15 March 1722
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GIRARD and Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS 9 January 1747, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 24 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph GIRARD was born 7 July 1753, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Charlotte GIRARD was born 26 April 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 36 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph GIRARD married 7 November 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE

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.