Guillaume GIROUARD

Born

October 1685 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

23 November 1757 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: October 1685 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Guillaume GIROUARD

Father

Jacques Jacob GIROUARD

Mother

Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Grandparents of Guillaume GIROUARD

Paternal grandparents

François GIROUARD Jeanne AUCOIN

Maternal grandparents

François GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) Marie-Edmée LEJEUNE

Guillaume 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):

Guillaume married Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET abt. 1713 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET was born abt. 1693 in Acadia, Canada. Marie was the child of René BERNARD and Madeleine DOUCET.

Guillaume GIROUARD died 23 November 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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 Guillaume GIROUARD

Guillaume GIROUARD married

Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET
Marriage date: abt. 1713
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET was the child of René BERNARD and Madeleine DOUCET

Marriage notes:

About 1713 Guillaume, married Marie Bernard dit Renochet, daughter of René Bernard and Madeleine Doucet, 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 Guillaume GIROUARD and Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET

Madeleine GIROUARD

Born: 12 February 1714, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 24 September 1765,

Married: Michel MARTIN 9 November 1739 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

Anne GIROUARD

Born: 16 May 1716, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1758, At Sea*

Married: Joseph RICHARD 30 June 1738 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

Marguerite GIROUARD

Born: 12 February 1719, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 27 October 1804, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD 22 July 1743 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

Guillaume GIROUARD

Born: 16 December 1721, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 8 June 1795,

Francoise GIROUARD

Born: 10 March 1724, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 5 March 1803,

Married: Jean-Baptiste RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ 4 November 1745 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

Guillaume GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1725, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Anne BLANCHARD 22 February 1745 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

Pierre GIROUARD

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

Married: Theotiste DUPUIS 3 February 1751 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

Anne GIROUARD

Born: 24 June 1729, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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Birth — 1685
October 1685
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

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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

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1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1698 Port Royal

Jacob GIROUARD 50; Margueritte GOTROT (wife) 45; Jacques 24; Jean 22; Francois 20; Marie 18; Marguerite 16; Claude 14; Guillaume 12; Denis 10; Charles 8; Germain 6; Madeleine 3; Anne-Marie 1/ 2; 20 cattle, 30 sheep, 12 hogs, 48 arpents, 18 fruit trees, 1 gun,

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1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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.

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1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1701 Port Royal

Jacob GIROUARD 52, Marguerite GAUTROT (wife) 45; Jacques GIROUARD 27, Francois 21, Claude 17, Guilaume 14, Germain 7, Denis 12, Chariot 12, Magdeleine 6, Marie 4; 2 guns, 15 cattle, 6 sheep, 3 hogs, 25 arpents;

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1701 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1714 Birth of Child
Madeleine GIROUARD was born 12 February 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 28 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Anne GIROUARD was born 16 May 1716, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 30 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marguerite GIROUARD was born 12 February 1719, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 33 years old.

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

1722 Birth of Child
Guillaume GIROUARD was born 16 December 1721, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 36 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Francoise GIROUARD was born 10 March 1724, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 38 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Pierre GIROUARD was born 12 October 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 41 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Anne GIROUARD was born 24 June 1729, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Guillaume was 43 years old.