Marie-Suzanne GIARD

(b. 21 September 1725 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1809 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Suzanne GIARD was born 21 September 1725 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Suzanne GIARD was the child of Gabriel GIARD and Suzanne MENARD dite LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas GIARD dit ST-MARTIN and Claude PRATTE (maternal) Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE and Suzanne LAPORTE

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

Marie-Suzanne married Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE 27 September 1745 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 30 May 1782 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Joseph was the child of Dominique GAREAU and Geneviève DAUNAIS (DAUNAY).

Marie-Suzanne GIARD died 14 February 1809 in Saint-Constant, 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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Marie-Suzanne GIARD married

Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE-- Date: 27 September 1745 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was the child of Dominique GAREAU and Geneviève DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Children of Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Suzanne GIARD:

Francois GAREAU (b.11 November 1764, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 November 1836, Iberville, Lower Canada )
m. Josette LAMOUREUX 1 July 1788 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1725 Birth
21 September 1725
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Suzanne GIARD and Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE 27 September 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 20 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Francois GAREAU was born 11 November 1764, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Suzanne was 39 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.