Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION

(b. 13 September 1751 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 6 April 1818 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION was born 13 September 1751 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION was the child of Paul FILION and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean FILION and Françoise SENARD (maternal) Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

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

Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" married Nicolas-Godefroy GIRARD 4 July 1774 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Nicolas-Godefroy GIRARD was born 30 January 1749 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Nicolas-Godefroy died 13 August 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Nicolas-Godefroy was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS.

Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION died 6 April 1818 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION married

Nicolas-Godefroy GIRARD-- Date: 4 July 1774 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Nicolas-Godefroy GIRARD was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS

Children of Nicolas-Godefroy GIRARD and Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION:

Antoine GIRARD (b.5 May 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 December 1848, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East )
m. Suzanne TREMBLAY 20 August 1802 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Angélique GIRARD (b.19 July 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre MENARD 8 February 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Felicite GIRARD (b.7 July 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 25 September 1861, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Abraham SIMARD 2 June 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1751 Birth
13 September 1751
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION and Nicolas-Godefroy GIRARD 4 July 1774, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Antoine GIRARD was born 5 May 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" was 23 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique GIRARD was born 19 July 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" was 33 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite GIRARD was born 7 July 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" was 39 years old.

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

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Antoine GIRARD married 20 August 1802, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Suzanne TREMBLAY

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique GIRARD married 8 February 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Pierre MENARD

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Felicite GIRARD married 2 June 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Abraham SIMARD

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