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Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor  Pierre  GIROUARD

Born
12 October 1726 Port Royal, Acadia
Died
26 June 1814 Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Born: 12 October 1726 in Port Royal, Acadia

Maternal grandparents: René BERNARD , Madeleine DOUCET

Pierre 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):

Pierre  married  Theotiste DUPUIS 3 February 1751 in Port Royal, Acadia .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Theotiste DUPUIS  was born 13 June 1730 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia).  Theotiste died 13 February 1778 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Theotiste was the child of Jean Pierre DUPUIS and Jeanne RICHARD.

Pierre GIROUARD died 26 June 1814 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Spouse & Children of Pierre GIROUARD

Pierre GIROUARD married Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag female ancestor Theotiste DUPUIS
Marriage date: 3 February 1751
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Theotiste DUPUIS was the child of Jean Pierre DUPUIS and Jeanne RICHARD

Children of Pierre GIROUARD and Theotiste DUPUIS



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BirthBirth — 1726
12 October 1726
Port Royal, Acadia
marriage1751 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GIROUARD and Theotiste DUPUIS 3 February 1751, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 24 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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 Birth of Child
Modeste GIROUARD was born 12 September 1767, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 40 years old.
1769 Birth of Child
Joseph GIROUARD was born 14 April 1769, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 42 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle GIROUARD was born 28 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 44 years old.
marriage1775 Marriage of Child
Pierre GIROUARD married 18 September 1775, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Scholastique LEBLANC
News1775 - 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.
1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Theotiste DUPUIS died 13 February 1778, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
marriage1780 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste GIROUARD married 26 June 1780 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Angelique BLOUIN
marriage1788 Marriage of Child
Modeste GIROUARD married 11 November 1788, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Louis DUHAMEL
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Joseph GIROUARD married 19 September 1791, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Josephte LORD
marriage1793 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle GIROUARD married 28 January 1793, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Joseph GARIEPY
1809 Death of Child
Pierre GIROUARD died 6 November 1809, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 83 years old.
DeathDeath — 1814
26 June 1814
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 87.
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Last updated: 12/7/2020 4:09:57 PM

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