Marie-Anne GIROUX

(b. 12 August 1717 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1789 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne GIROUX was born 12 August 1717 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne GIROUX was the child of Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Marie-Angelique MAHEU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Raphaël GIROUX and Marie-Madeleine VACHON (maternal) Charles MAHEU and Marie-Charlotte GARNIER

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

Marie-Anne married Joseph-Francois RITCHOT 14 October 1737 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph-Francois RITCHOT was born 27 March 1713 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Francois died 1 August 1748 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Francois was the child of Jacques NASON dit RITCHOT and Elisabeth DUBOIS.

Marie-Anne married (2) Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR 22 November 1751 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR was born 15 December 1722 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Louis died 12 January 1801 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Louis was the child of Ignace-Louis-Pierre BARSA (BRESA) dit LAFLEUR and Angélique LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT.

Marie-Anne GIROUX died 16 June 1789 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, 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-Anne GIROUX married

Joseph-Francois RITCHOT-- Date: 14 October 1737 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Joseph-Francois RITCHOT was the child of Jacques NASON dit RITCHOT and Elisabeth DUBOIS

Children of Joseph-Francois RITCHOT and Marie-Anne GIROUX:

Joachim-Michel RITCHOT (b.12 August 1743, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 30 December 1819, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte COUTURIER 9 February 1767 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre RITCHOT (b.29 December 1744, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1822, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte ROBIDOUX 26 June 1779 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel RITCHOT (b.4 March 1747, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 7 November 1793, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite CREVIER 30 January 1775 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Charlotte RITCHOT (b.abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 January 1801, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph JOYAL 6 August 1787 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne GIROUX married

Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR-- Date: 22 November 1751 Place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR was the child of Ignace-Louis-Pierre BARSA (BRESA) dit LAFLEUR and Angélique LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

Children of Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne GIROUX:

Elisabeth BREZA dite LAFLEUR (b.29 March 1753, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 25 January 1832 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Francois-Regis-Jean BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE 17 February 1772 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Madeleine BREZA dite LAFLEUR (b.17 March 1756, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1776, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Charles ROBIDOUX 22 January 1776 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR (b.27 September 1758, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1823, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 12 April 1779 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1717 Birth
12 August 1717
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GIROUX and Joseph-Francois RITCHOT 14 October 1737, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 20 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Joachim-Michel RITCHOT was born 12 August 1743, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Pierre RITCHOT was born 29 December 1744, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Michel RITCHOT was born 4 March 1747, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne was 29 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Francois RITCHOT died 1 August 1748, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GIROUX and Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR 22 November 1751, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 34 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BREZA dite LAFLEUR was born 29 March 1753, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Madeleine BREZA dite LAFLEUR was born 17 March 1756, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne was 38 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR was born 27 September 1758, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne was 41 years old.

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Joachim-Michel RITCHOT married 9 February 1767, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Charlotte COUTURIER

1772 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BREZA dite LAFLEUR married 17 February 1772 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Francois-Regis-Jean BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE

1775 Marriage of Child
Michel RITCHOT married 30 January 1775, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marguerite CREVIER

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BREZA dite LAFLEUR married 22 January 1776, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Charles ROBIDOUX

1776 Death of Child
Madeleine BREZA dite LAFLEUR died 6 December 1776, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne was 59 years old.

1779 Marriage of Child
Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR married 12 April 1779 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

1779 Marriage of Child
Pierre RITCHOT married 26 June 1779, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Josephte ROBIDOUX

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Charlotte RITCHOT married 6 August 1787, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph JOYAL

1789 Death
16 June 1789
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 71.

Added: 12/22/2015 10:33:36 AM - Updated: 9/25/2024 5:16:32 PM