Benjamin
GIRARD
(b.
2 March 1825
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
d.
20 December 1903
,
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
)
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Benjamin GIRARD was born 2 March 1825 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Benjamin GIRARD was the child of François GIRARD and Josephte GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GIRARD and Madeleine TREMBLAY (maternal) Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Dorothee BOUCHARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benjamin married Dosithee GIRARD 12 August 1851 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Dosithee GIRARD was born 11 April 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Dosithee died 13 March 1871 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay). Dosithee was the child of Joseph-Marie GIRARD and Rosalie TREMBLAY.
Benjamin GIRARD died 20 December 1903 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada .
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Occupation
Benjamin GIRARD was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Benjamin GIRARD was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Benjamin GIRARD
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Dosithee GIRARD-- Date: 12 August 1851 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
Dosithee GIRARD was the child of Joseph-Marie GIRARD and Rosalie TREMBLAY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Benjamin GIRARD and Dosithee GIRARD:
Virginie GIRARD (b.abt. 1857, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Alfred TREMBLAY 19 May 1879 in Laterrière, Québec, Canada
Marie GIRARD (b.abt. 1869, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marc-Delphis TREMBLAY 7 August 1888 in Laterrière, Québec, Canada
Dosithee GIRARD-- Date: 12 August 1851 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada EastDosithee GIRARD was the child of Joseph-Marie GIRARD and Rosalie TREMBLAY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Benjamin GIRARD and Dosithee GIRARD:
Virginie GIRARD (b.abt. 1857, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Alfred TREMBLAY 19 May 1879 in Laterrière, Québec, Canada
Marie GIRARD (b.abt. 1869, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Marc-Delphis TREMBLAY 7 August 1888 in Laterrière, Québec, Canada
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Discovering the Ancestry of Benjamin GIRARD: Events, Photos & Historical Records
1825 Birth 2 March 1825
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1851 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin GIRARD and Dosithee GIRARD 12 August 1851, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
He was 26 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1871 Death of Spouse/PartnerDosithee GIRARD died 13 March 1871, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1879 Marriage of ChildVirginie GIRARD married 19 May 1879, Laterrière, Québec, Canada to Alfred TREMBLAY
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1888 Marriage of ChildMarie GIRARD married 7 August 1888, Laterrière, Québec, Canada to Marc-Delphis TREMBLAY
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England1903 Death 20 December 1903
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 78.
Added: 1/21/2024 11:52:06 PM
- Updated: 1/24/2024 1:20:10 PM
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