flag male ancestor  Jean  GIRARD

  (b. 15 September 1834 La Malbaie, Lower Canada   d. 16 March 1899 Jonquière, Québec, Canada )  

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Jean GIRARD was born 15 September 1834 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Jean GIRARD was the child of Francois-Xavier GIRARD   and   Monique HARVEY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François-Xavier GIRARD and Rosalie BONNEAU (maternal)  Louis HERVE (HARVEY) and Catherine PERRON

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Jean  married  Emerentienne BOUCHARD 9 February 1858 in La Malbaie, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emerentienne BOUCHARD  was born 5 December 1839 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic).  Emerentienne died 7 October 1935 in Jonquière, Québec, Canada.  Emerentienne was the child of Thadee BOUCHARD and Emilie MALTAIS.

Jean GIRARD died 16 March 1899 in Jonquière, 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.

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Family and Children of Jean GIRARD

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Jean GIRARD married flag female ancestor Emerentienne BOUCHARD-- Date: 9 February 1858 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East
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Emerentienne BOUCHARD was the child of Thadee BOUCHARD and Emilie MALTAIS




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Children of Jean GIRARD and Emerentienne BOUCHARD:

flag female ancestor Emma GIRARD (b.21 August 1860, La Malbaie, Canada East   d. , )
m. Francois-Xavier IMBEAULT 6 April 1880 in Jonquière, Québec, Canada



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birth1834 Birth
15 September 1834
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
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)
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.
marriage1858 Marriage / Partner
Jean GIRARD and Emerentienne BOUCHARD 9 February 1858, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 23 years old.
1860 Birth of Child
Emma GIRARD was born 21 August 1860, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 25 years old.
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
marriage1880 Marriage of Child
Emma GIRARD married 6 April 1880, Jonquière, Québec, Canada to Francois-Xavier IMBEAULT
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1899 Death
16 March 1899
Jonquière, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 64.
Added: 9/2/2025 11:57:11 AM - Updated: 9/2/2025 12:03:54 PM

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