Antoine GIRARD

(b. 2 April 1765 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 September 1820 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Antoine GIRARD was born 2 April 1765 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine GIRARD was the child of Pierre-Louis GIRARD and Emerentienne BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GIRARD and Marie-Anne VÉZINA (maternal) Antoine BOUCHARD and Jeanne GAGNON

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

Antoine married Charlotte SIMARD 20 November 1792 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte SIMARD was born 8 August 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Charlotte died 28 September 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Charlotte was the child of François SIMARD and Marguerite GAGNÉ.

Antoine married (2) Marie FILION 19 February 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie FILION was born abt. 1779 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 25 February 1847 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie was the child of Zacharie FILION and Suzanne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE.

Antoine GIRARD died 20 September 1820 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Antoine GIRARD married

Charlotte SIMARD-- Date: 20 November 1792 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Charlotte SIMARD was the child of François SIMARD and Marguerite GAGNÉ

Children of Antoine GIRARD and Charlotte SIMARD:

Antoine GIRARD (b.30 August 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine TREMBLAY 17 July 1848 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Cyrille GIRARD (b.28 October 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 16 February 1864, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Joseph BOILY 23 January 1823 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine GIRARD married

Marie FILION-- Date: 19 February 1805 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie FILION was the child of Zacharie FILION and Suzanne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

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Children of Antoine GIRARD and Marie FILION:

Gregoire GIRARD (b.17 April 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 21 November 1887, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Soulange GOBEIL 8 February 1832 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1765 Birth
2 April 1765
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GIRARD and Charlotte SIMARD 20 November 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Antoine GIRARD was born 30 August 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 28 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Cyrille GIRARD was born 28 October 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 36 years old.

1803 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte SIMARD died 28 September 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1805 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GIRARD and Marie FILION 19 February 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 39 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Gregoire GIRARD was born 17 April 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 43 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 Death
20 September 1820
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 55.

Added: 2/7/2024 11:07:33 PM - Updated: 7/8/2024 9:28:12 AM