Marie Josephte GIROUARD

Born

16 December 1734 , Acadia, Canada

Died

5 May 1814 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Germain GIROUARD Marie DOUCET

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Born: 16 December 1734 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Germain GIROUARD

Mother: Marie DOUCET

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

Maternal grandparents: Toussaint Dit François DOUCET , Marie CAISSIE

Marie Josephte 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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Marie Josephte married Michel GAUDET abt. 1750 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Michel GAUDET was born abt. 1725 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Michel died 21 February 1789 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Augustin GAUDET and Agnès CHIASSON.

Marie Josephte GIROUARD died 5 May 1814 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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 Josephte GIROUARD married

Michel GAUDET
Marriage date: abt. 1750
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Michel GAUDET was the child of Augustin GAUDET and Agnès CHIASSON

Children of Michel GAUDET and Marie Josephte GIROUARD

Michel GAUDET

Born: 13 September 1759, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 16 September 1840, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve BRAZEAU 30 January 1785 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François GAUDET

Born: 26 December 1764, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 September 1834, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN 26 June 1786 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Francois-Xavier GAUDET

Born: 16 June 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1847, Saint-Jude, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 20 September 1791 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Charlotte GAUDET

Born: 25 February 1774, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 August 1853, Saint-Pie, Canada East

Married: Pierre BERNARD 20 September 1791 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1734
16 December 1734
Acadia, Canada

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

1759 Birth of Child
Michel GAUDET was born 13 September 1759, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie Josephte was 24 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
François GAUDET was born 26 December 1764, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie Josephte was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier GAUDET was born 16 June 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie Josephte was 36 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte GAUDET was born 25 February 1774, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie Josephte was 39 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 Marriage of Child
Michel GAUDET married 30 January 1785, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Genevieve BRAZEAU

1786 Marriage of Child
François GAUDET married 26 June 1786 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel GAUDET died 21 February 1789, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Francois-Xavier GAUDET married 20 September 1791, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte GAUDET married 20 September 1791, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Pierre BERNARD

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

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

Death — 1814
5 May 1814
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 79.

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