Joseph GIROUARD

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19 January 1731 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

22 October 1792 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

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François GIROUARD Anne BOURGEOIS

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Born: 19 January 1731 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: François GIROUARD

Mother: Anne BOURGEOIS

Paternal grandparents: Jacques Jacob GIROUARD , Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Maternal grandparents: Germain BOURGEOIS , Madeleine DUGAS

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

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Joseph married Françoise BLANCHARD 6 November 1752 in Port Royal, Acadia . Françoise BLANCHARD was born abt. 1732 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Françoise died 30 November 1757 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Françoise was the child of Guillaume BLANCHARD and Jeanne DUPUIS.

Joseph married (2) Marie Josephe ARSENAULT 3 July 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie Josephe ARSENAULT was born abt. 1738 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephe died 9 December 1813 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Marie Josephe was the child of Paul ARSENAULT and Madeleine HÉBERT.

Joseph GIROUARD died 22 October 1792 in Saint-Jacques, 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 married

Françoise BLANCHARD
Marriage date: 6 November 1752
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Françoise BLANCHARD was the child of Guillaume BLANCHARD and Jeanne DUPUIS

Marriage notes:

On 6 November 1752 in Port-Royal, Acadia, Canada, Joseph married Françoise Blanchard, the daughter of Guillaume Blanchard and Jeanne Dupuis.

(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume I. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).

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Joseph GIROUARD married

Marie Josephe ARSENAULT
Marriage date: 3 July 1758
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie Josephe ARSENAULT was the child of Paul ARSENAULT and Madeleine HÉBERT

Marriage notes:

On 3 July 1758 in Québec City, Comté de Québec, Québec, Canada, Joseph married Marie-Josèphe Arseneau, the daughter of Paul Arseneau and Madeleine Hébert.

(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume I. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).

Children of Joseph GIROUARD and Marie Josephe ARSENAULT

Josephte GIROUARD

Born: 19 May 1761, Deschaillons, Canada
Died: 1 August 1825, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne TURGEON 19 February 1787 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Catherine GIROUARD dite MALOUIN

Born: 20 September 1764, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 October 1840, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Charles DUPUIS 6 February 1791 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Angelique GIROUARD dite MALOUIN

Born: 3 July 1766, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 October 1826, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Charles HEBERT 22 April 1799 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Marguerite GIROUARD

Born: 10 January 1770, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Francois DUFAULT 2 October 1797 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Pierre GIROUARD dit MALOUIN

Born: 18 September 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Archange SENET (SENEZ) 18 October 1802 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Marie GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre David PETITOT dit SINCENNE 5 August 1793 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Alexis GIROUARD

Born: 1 August 1773, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 January 1840, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine LANDRY 19 September 1796 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Euphrosine GIROUARD

Born: 27 November 1780, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François THOUIN dit GERMAIN 13 August 1798 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Basile GIROUARD

Born: 21 September 1782, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angélique LAMOUREUX 16 November 1807 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1731
19 January 1731
Port Royal, Acadia

1752 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GIROUARD and Françoise BLANCHARD 6 November 1752, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 21 years old.

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

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise BLANCHARD died 30 November 1757, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GIROUARD and Marie Josephe ARSENAULT 3 July 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 27 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Josephte GIROUARD was born 19 May 1761, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

Joseph was 30 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Catherine GIROUARD dite MALOUIN was born 20 September 1764, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Angelique GIROUARD dite MALOUIN was born 3 July 1766, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marguerite GIROUARD was born 10 January 1770, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Pierre GIROUARD dit MALOUIN was born 18 September 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 40 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Alexis GIROUARD was born 1 August 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 42 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Euphrosine GIROUARD was born 27 November 1780, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Joseph was 49 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Basile GIROUARD was born 21 September 1782, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Joseph was 51 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Josephte GIROUARD married 19 February 1787, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada to Etienne TURGEON

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Catherine GIROUARD dite MALOUIN married 6 February 1791, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan) to Charles DUPUIS

Death — 1792
22 October 1792
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 61.

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