Marie Louise GIROUARD

Born

abt. 1739 , Acadia, Canada

Died

28 November 1813 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1739 in Acadia, Canada

Parents of Marie Louise GIROUARD

Father

Germain Jacques GIROUARD

Mother

Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Grandparents of Marie Louise GIROUARD

Paternal grandparents

Germain GIROUARD Marie DOUCET

Maternal grandparents

Charles ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) Françoise MIRANDE LAMIRANDE-TAVARE

Marie Louise 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

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

Marie Louise married Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD 31 March 1761 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD was born 28 November 1726 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . Louis died 22 November 1813 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . Louis was the child of Jacques BERNIER and Elisabeth GUAY.

Marie Louise GIROUARD died 28 November 1813 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie Louise GIROUARD

Marie Louise GIROUARD married

Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD
Marriage date: 31 March 1761
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada
Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD was the child of Jacques BERNIER and Elisabeth GUAY

Children of Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD and Marie Louise GIROUARD

Geneviève BERNIER

Born: 25 January 1771, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 May 1799, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: François LANGELIER 1 October 1793 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

François-Marie BERNIER

Born: 11 February 1778, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 August 1820, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BERNIER 10 July 1798 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie Louise GIROUARD and Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD 31 March 1761, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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.

1771 Birth of Child
Geneviève BERNIER was born 25 January 1771, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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.