François GIROUX

(b. 3 April 1745 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 September 1806 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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François GIROUX was born 3 April 1745 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

François GIROUX was the child of Noel-Guillaume GIROUX and Catherine RODRIGUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel GIROUX and Françoise GALIEN (GALLIEN) (maternal) René RODRIGUE and Élisabeth DAUPHIN

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

François married Marie-Anne POUPART 9 September 1771 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne POUPART was born 17 April 1751 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne died 23 March 1837 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU).

François GIROUX died 13 September 1806 in La Prairie, 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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François GIROUX married

Marie-Anne POUPART-- Date: 9 September 1771 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne POUPART was the child of Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Children of François GIROUX and Marie-Anne POUPART:

Joseph-Abraham GIROUX (b.29 September 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Amable RENAUD dite LOCAS 25 November 1811 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Scholastique GIROUX (b.10 February 1794, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 7 June 1873, Ste-Philomene, Mercier, Quebec, Canada)
m. Basile LAZURE (AZURE) 28 May 1815 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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1745 Birth
3 April 1745
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
François GIROUX and Marie-Anne POUPART 9 September 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

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.

1783 Birth of Child
Joseph-Abraham GIROUX was born 29 September 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Scholastique GIROUX was born 10 February 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 48 years old.

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