Joseph GIROUARD

(b. 20 July 1717 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 25 August 1776 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GIROUARD was born 20 July 1717 in Port Royal, Acadia

Joseph GIROUARD was the child of Claude GIROUARD and Elisabeth BLANCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques Jacob GIROUARD and Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) (maternal) Guillaume BLANCHARD and Huguette GOUGEON (GOUJEON)

Joseph was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Joseph married Nathalie Anastasie LEBLANC 19 February 1748 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Nathalie Anastasie LEBLANC was born 6 August 1727 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Nathalie Anastasie died 18 July 1808 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Nathalie Anastasie was the child of Jean Simon LEBLANC and Jeanne DUPUIS.

Joseph GIROUARD died 25 August 1776 in Saint-Ours, 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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Family and Children of Joseph GIROUARD

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Joseph GIROUARD married

Nathalie Anastasie LEBLANC-- Date: 19 February 1748 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Nathalie Anastasie LEBLANC was the child of Jean Simon LEBLANC and Jeanne DUPUIS

Children of Joseph GIROUARD and Nathalie Anastasie LEBLANC:

Madeleine Esther GIROUARD (b.23 September 1754, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Pierre VEL dit SANSOUCY 1 February 1773 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Elisabeth GIROUARD (b.abt. 1761, d. 20 March 1826, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-François DUHAMEL 29 October 1787 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste GIROUARD (b.abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 August 1829, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Agathe ALLAIRE 8 November 1784 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

René-Pierre GIROUARD (b.8 March 1769, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 March 1852, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Charlotte DUHAMEL 7 February 1791 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1717 Birth
20 July 1717
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GIROUARD and Nathalie Anastasie LEBLANC 19 February 1748 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 30 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Madeleine Esther GIROUARD was born 23 September 1754, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Joseph was 37 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.

1769 Birth of Child
René-Pierre GIROUARD was born 8 March 1769, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph was 51 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Madeleine Esther GIROUARD married 1 February 1773, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Pierre VEL dit SANSOUCY

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.