Amable
GIRARD
(b.
22 November 1781
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
9 July 1864
,
Varennes, Canada East
)
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Amable GIRARD was born 22 November 1781 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Amable GIRARD was the child of Joseph GIRARD and Marie-Anne PROVOST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Joseph GIRARD and Josephte SENECAL (maternal) Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Amable married Desanges SENECAL 8 October 1804 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Desanges SENECAL was born 30 May 1787 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Desanges died 11 October 1810 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Desanges was the child of Michel SENÉCAL and Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT.
Amable GIRARD died 9 July 1864 in Varennes, Canada East .
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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 Amable GIRARD
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Desanges SENECAL-- Date: 8 October 1804 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Desanges SENECAL was the child of Michel SENÉCAL and Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Amable GIRARD and Desanges SENECAL:
Sophie GIRARD (b.6 March 1809, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Pierre PROVOST 25 January 1831 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Desanges SENECAL-- Date: 8 October 1804 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada Desanges SENECAL was the child of Michel SENÉCAL and Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Amable GIRARD and Desanges SENECAL:
Sophie GIRARD (b.6 March 1809, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )m. Pierre PROVOST 25 January 1831 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
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1781 Birth 22 November 1781
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1804 Marriage / PartnerAmable GIRARD and Desanges SENECAL 8 October 1804, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
He was 22 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildSophie GIRARD was born 6 March 1809, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Amable was 27 years old.
1810 Death of Spouse/PartnerDesanges SENECAL died 11 October 1810, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1831 Marriage of ChildSophie GIRARD married 25 January 1831, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Pierre PROVOST
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
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.1864 Death 9 July 1864
Varennes, Canada East
He died at the age of 82.
Added: 10/15/2025 4:50:50 PM
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