Louis GIRARD

(b. 19 July 1709 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1784 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis GIRARD was born 19 July 1709 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Louis GIRARD was the child of Jacques GIRARD and Mathurine POIRÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joachim GIRARD and Marie HALAY (maternal) Laurent POIRÉ and Geneviève LECLERC

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

Louis married Marie-Charlotte JOURDAIN 26 October 1750 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Charlotte JOURDAIN was born 2 October 1719 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Charlotte died 21 May 1764 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph JOURDAIN and Catherine-Ursule DUQUET.

Louis GIRARD died 23 May 1784 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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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Family and Children of Louis GIRARD

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Louis GIRARD married

Marie-Charlotte JOURDAIN-- Date: 26 October 1750 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte JOURDAIN was the child of Joseph JOURDAIN and Catherine-Ursule DUQUET

Children of Louis GIRARD and Marie-Charlotte JOURDAIN:

Louis GIRARD (b.11 September 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 23 November 1795, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique GUENETTE 25 January 1774 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Charlotte GIRARD (b.3 February 1754, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 22 July 1781, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Josephte GIRARD (b.15 July 1756, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 15 June 1818, Québec, Lower Canada )

Marie-Françoise GIRARD (b.18 January 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph GIRARD (b.14 September 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. 8 August 1763, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1709 Birth
19 July 1709
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1750 Marriage / Partner
Louis GIRARD and Marie-Charlotte JOURDAIN 26 October 1750, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 41 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Louis GIRARD was born 11 September 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Louis was 42 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Charlotte GIRARD was born 3 February 1754, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 44 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GIRARD was born 15 July 1756, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 47 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise GIRARD was born 18 January 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 49 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph GIRARD was born 14 September 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 51 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.

1763 Death of Child
Joseph GIRARD died 8 August 1763, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 54 years old.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte JOURDAIN died 21 May 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1774 Marriage of Child
Louis GIRARD married 25 January 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Angelique GUENETTE

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.