flag male ancestor  Charles  GIRARD

  (b. 3 September 1803 Berthierville, Lower Canada   d. 8 August 1886 Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada )  

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Charles GIRARD was born 3 September 1803 in Berthierville, Lower Canada

Charles GIRARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIRARD   and   Françoise MARANDA and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles GIRARD and Marie-Josephte ROY (maternal)  Charles MARANDA and Cecile LECLERC

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Charles  married  Catherine BIDAGUIN 8 February 1825 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine BIDAGUIN  was born 11 February 1802 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).  Catherine died 22 November 1882 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville).  Catherine was the child of Pierre BIDAGUIN and Marguerite RIEL.

Charles GIRARD died 8 August 1886 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Charles GIRARD married flag female ancestor Catherine BIDAGUIN-- Date: 8 February 1825 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Catherine BIDAGUIN was the child of Pierre BIDAGUIN and Marguerite RIEL




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birth1803 Birth
3 September 1803
Berthierville, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1825 Marriage / Partner
Charles GIRARD and Catherine BIDAGUIN 8 February 1825, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 21 years old.
1827 Birth of Child
Michel GIRARD was born 28 September 1827, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

Charles was 24 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1849 Marriage of Child
Michel GIRARD married 24 July 1849, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Marie DURAND
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1882 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine BIDAGUIN died 22 November 1882, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville)
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
death1886 Death
8 August 1886
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 82.
Added: 7/24/2025 4:21:01 PM - Updated: 7/24/2025 4:26:07 PM

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