Alexandre GIROUARD

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November 1671 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

23 September 1744 , Port Royal, Acadia

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Jacques Jacob GIROUARD Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

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Born: November 1671 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Jacques Jacob GIROUARD

Mother: Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Paternal grandparents: François GIROUARD , Jeanne AUCOIN

Maternal grandparents: François GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) , Marie-Edmée LEJEUNE

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Alexandre married Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE abt. 1694 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE was born abt. 1677 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Madeleine was the child of Alexandre LEBORGNE and Marie ST-ETIENNE dite LATOUR.

Alexandre GIROUARD died 23 September 1744 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE
Marriage date: abt. 1694
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE was the child of Alexandre LEBORGNE and Marie ST-ETIENNE dite LATOUR

Marriage notes:

About 1694 Alexandre, married Marie Le Borgne de Bélisle, daughter of Alexandre Le Borgne and Marie de Saint-Étienne de La Tour, in Acadia, Canada.

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

Children of Alexandre GIROUARD and Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE

Marie Josephe GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1695, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1748, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Married: Jean MOUTON 7 January 1711 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Madeleine GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1699, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles BLANCHARD 11 January 1718 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Louis GIROUARD

Born: 16 January 1705, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 13 March 1766,

Married: Marie-Josephe BLANCHARD 20 October 1727 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jeanne GIROURARD

Born: 26 July 1706, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: François FOREST 20 October 1727 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marguerite GIROUARD

Born: 15 February 1713, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 25 December 1757, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Alexandre GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) 1 February 1734 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marie Josephte GIROUARD

Born: 11 June 1716, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Louis DUGAS 27 October 1734 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Married: Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON) 8 January 1742 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Pierre GIROUARD

Born: 1 November 1718, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Cecile GIROUARD

Born: 24 January 1721, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1671
November 1671
Port Royal, Acadia

1671 Port Royal
Jacob GIROUARD 23, wife Marguerite GAUTEROT; Child: Alexandre; cattle 7, sheep 3.
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1686 Port Royal
Jacques GIROUARD 38, Marguerite GOTRO 32; children: Alexandre 16, Pierre 14, Jacques 12, Jean 10, Francois 6, Claude 3, Guillaume 3 months, Marie 8, Marguerite 4; 6 arpents, 13 cattle, 15 sheep.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1693 Port Royal
Jacob GIROUD 46, Marguerite GOUTROT 39, ALexandre 22, Pierre 20, Jean 17, Marie 15, Francois 13, Marguerite 10, Claude 9, Guillaume 7, Denis 5, Charles 4, Germain 2; 25 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 pigs, 22 arpents, 2 guns
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1695 - Oath of Allegiance to King William III
In August 1695, English authorities imposed on the Acadian inhabitants at Port-Royal an oath of allegiance to King William III. Many family heads signed or made their marks on the document that attested to their having taken the oath. Louis Allain, Jean Babineau, called Babinot, Jean Bastarache, Jean Belliveau, Martin and Guillaume Blanchard, Bernard and Martin Bourg, François Broussard, Pierre Cellier, called Le Cellier, Étienne, Jean l'aîné, Pierre l'aîné, and Pierre le jeune Comeau, Jean Corporon, Pierre Doucet, Claude Dugas, ___ Dupuis, Jean Fardel (an Englishman whose wife was a Gaudet), Pierre Gaudet, Jacob and Alexandre Girouard, Laurent Granger, Giraud (Jérôme) Guérin, Emmanuel Hébert, Claude and Pierre Landry, Daniel LeBlanc, Jacques Léger dit La Rosette, Pierre Martin, fils, Étienne Pellerin, Martin Richard, Charles Robichaud dit Cadet, François Robin, Germain Savoie, Pierre Sibilau, Claude and Bonaventure Thériot, and Jacques Triel dit Laperrière--all made their marks....Read full story

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Port Royal
Jacob GIROUARD 53; Marguerite GOUTROT (wife) Alexandre 29; Pierre 27; Jean 24; Francoise 20; Claude 16; Guillaume 14; Denis 12; Charles 11; Germain 9; Marie 22; Marguerite 17; Madelaine 5; Marie 2; 35 cattle, 32 sheep, 26 arpents, 2 guns.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1705 Birth of Child
Louis GIROUARD was born 16 January 1705, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Alexandre was 33 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Jeanne GIROURARD was born 26 July 1706, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Alexandre was 34 years old.

1711 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephe GIROUARD married 7 January 1711, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jean MOUTON

1713 Birth of Child
Marguerite GIROUARD was born 15 February 1713, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Alexandre was 41 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Marie Josephte GIROUARD was born 11 June 1716, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Alexandre was 44 years old.

1718 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GIROUARD married 11 January 1718, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Charles BLANCHARD

1718 Birth of Child
Pierre GIROUARD was born 1 November 1718, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Alexandre was 47 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Cecile GIROUARD was born 24 January 1721, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Alexandre was 49 years old.

1727 Marriage of Child
Jeanne GIROURARD married 20 October 1727 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to François FOREST

1727 Marriage of Child
Louis GIROUARD married 20 October 1727, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie-Josephe BLANCHARD

1734 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GIROUARD married 1 February 1734, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Alexandre GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)

1734 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephte GIROUARD married 27 October 1734 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Louis DUGAS

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephte GIROUARD married 8 January 1742, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Thomas JOHNSON (JANSON)