Joseph-Girouard VILLEMAIRE

(b. 16 May 1770 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 September 1827 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Girouard VILLEMAIRE was born 16 May 1770 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Girouard VILLEMAIRE was the child of Pierre DROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE and Marie-Françoise CATUDAL dite ST JEAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas Noel RÉAL dit DROUARD and Marie-Anne GALARNEAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CATUDAL and Angélique SABOURIN dite CHAUNIERE

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

Joseph-Girouard married Marie Apolline LIVERNOIS 20 February 1792 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie Apolline LIVERNOIS was born 5 August 1769 in Saint-Charles, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Marie Apolline died 2 December 1830 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Bedford, Quebec, Canada. Marie Apolline was the child of Francois BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Angelique GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR.

Joseph-Girouard VILLEMAIRE died 19 September 1827 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Joseph-Girouard VILLEMAIRE married

Marie Apolline LIVERNOIS-- Date: 20 February 1792 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Marie Apolline LIVERNOIS was the child of Francois BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Angelique GIPOULOU (GIBOULEAU) dite LAFLEUR

Children of Joseph-Girouard VILLEMAIRE and Marie Apolline LIVERNOIS:

Joseph GIROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE (b.9 December 1792, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. , )

Francoise GIROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE (b.abt. 1794, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Apolline GIROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE (b.20 April 1795, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. 28 December 1844, Saint-Hugues, Canada East)
m. Andre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 11 February 1817 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Casimir GIROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE (b.4 March 1799, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada d. 26 August 1843, )

Esther GIROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE (b.9 March 1801, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada d. , )

Charles GIROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE (b.8 February 1803, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada d. 11 February 1896, )

Catherine GIROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE (b.29 May 1808, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada d. , )

Syriac GIROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE (b.2 July 1811, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada d. , )

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1770 Birth
16 May 1770
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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
Joseph-Girouard VILLEMAIRE and Marie Apolline LIVERNOIS 20 February 1792, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 21 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Joseph GIROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE was born 9 December 1792, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph-Girouard was 22 years old.

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

1795 Birth of Child
Apolline GIROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE was born 20 April 1795, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph-Girouard was 24 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Casimir GIROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE was born 4 March 1799, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Joseph-Girouard was 28 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Esther GIROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE was born 9 March 1801, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Joseph-Girouard was 30 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Charles GIROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE was born 8 February 1803, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Joseph-Girouard was 32 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Catherine GIROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE was born 29 May 1808, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Joseph-Girouard was 38 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Syriac GIROUARD dit VILLEMAIRE was born 2 July 1811, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Joseph-Girouard was 41 years old.

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Apolline GIROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE married 11 February 1817, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Andre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE

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 England