flag male ancestor  Nicolas-Francois  GIRARD

  (b. 11 September 1764 Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 4 January 1852 Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )  

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Nicolas-Francois GIRARD was born 11 September 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Nicolas-Francois 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):

Nicolas-Francois  married  Ursule-Sylvie DUFOUR 1 August 1787 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Ursule-Sylvie DUFOUR  was born 30 July 1763 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière).  Ursule-Sylvie died 28 October 1798 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic).  Ursule-Sylvie was the child of Joseph DUFOUR and Felicite SIMARD.

Nicolas-Francois  married  (2) Procule MERCIER 6 May 1799 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Procule MERCIER  was born 3 November 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Procule died 22 July 1844 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix).  Procule was the child of Joseph MERCIER and Marie-Josephte LEVRON.

Nicolas-Francois GIRARD died 4 January 1852 in Sainte-Agnès, Canada East .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Nicolas-Francois GIRARD married flag female ancestor Ursule-Sylvie DUFOUR-- Date: 1 August 1787 Place: La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Ursule-Sylvie DUFOUR was the child of Joseph DUFOUR and Felicite SIMARD




Children of Nicolas-Francois GIRARD and Ursule-Sylvie DUFOUR:




Nicolas-Francois GIRARD married flag female ancestor Procule MERCIER-- Date: 6 May 1799 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Procule MERCIER was the child of Joseph MERCIER and Marie-Josephte LEVRON




Children of Nicolas-Francois GIRARD and Procule MERCIER:



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marriage0811 Marriage of Child
Justine GIRARD married 1 October 811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Joachim PERRON
birth1764 Birth
11 September 1764
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
marriage1787 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas-Francois GIRARD and Ursule-Sylvie DUFOUR 1 August 1787, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 22 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1792 Birth of Child
Justine GIRARD was born 20 February 1792, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Nicolas-Francois was 27 years old.
1794 Birth of Child
Godefroy GIRARD was born 5 December 1794, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Nicolas-Francois was 30 years old.
1798 Birth of Child
Charlotte GIRARD was born 27 October 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Nicolas-Francois was 34 years old.
1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule-Sylvie DUFOUR died 28 October 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
marriage1799 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas-Francois GIRARD and Procule MERCIER 6 May 1799, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 34 years old.
1800 Birth of Child
Gertrude GIRARD was born 30 March 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Nicolas-Francois was 35 years old.
1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GIRARD was born 25 July 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Nicolas-Francois was 37 years old.
marriage1814 Marriage of Child
Godefroy GIRARD married 20 September 1814, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Constance DALLAIRE
marriage1816 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GIRARD married 20 February 1816, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Charles GAGNON
marriage1817 Marriage of Child
Gertrude GIRARD married 25 November 1817, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Thomas IMBEAULT
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1826 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GIRARD married 26 November 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Joseph-Marie SIMARD
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Death of Spouse/Partner
Procule MERCIER died 22 July 1844, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
death1852 Death
4 January 1852
Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

He died at the age of 87.
Added: 9/14/2020 10:12:29 AM - Updated: 11/6/2024 4:36:39 PM

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