Germain GIROUARD

Born

abt. 1691 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

18 July 1760 , Restigouche County, Acadia

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Born: abt. 1691 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Germain GIROUARD

Father

Jacques Jacob GIROUARD

Mother

Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Grandparents of Germain GIROUARD

Paternal grandparents

François GIROUARD Jeanne AUCOIN

Maternal grandparents

François GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) Marie-Edmée LEJEUNE

Germain 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):

Germain married Marie DOUCET abt. 1710 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie DOUCET was born abt. 1692 in Acadia, Canada. Marie was the child of Toussaint Dit François DOUCET and Marie CAISSIE.

Germain GIROUARD died 18 July 1760 in Restigouche County, Acadia.
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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 Germain GIROUARD

Germain GIROUARD married

Marie DOUCET
Marriage date: abt. 1710
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie DOUCET was the child of Toussaint Dit François DOUCET and Marie CAISSIE

Marriage notes:

About 1710 Germain, married Marie Doucet, daughter of Toussaint Doucet and Marie Caissie, 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 Germain GIROUARD and Marie DOUCET

Germain Jacques GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1711, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 31 May 1779, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) 24 November 1733 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Married: Marguerite HENRY 4 July 1763 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie Madeleine GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1712, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 24 November 1757, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Claude GAUDET 27 September 1734 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Anne GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1721, , Acadia, Canada
Died: April 1770, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Married: Pierre GAUDET 14 November 1740 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Michel GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1723, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 22 March 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT 1743 Place: , Acadia, Canada

Claude GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1728, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 12 July 1816, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie BERNARD 1755 Place: , Acadia, Canada

Jacques GIROUARD

Born: 25 November 1733, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 19 April 1813, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise GAUDET 1760

Marguerite GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1734, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre POIRIER 1754

Marie Josephte GIROUARD

Born: 16 December 1734, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 5 May 1814, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Michel GAUDET 1750 Place: , Acadia, Canada

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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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage of Child
Germain Jacques GIROUARD married 24 November 1733, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) to Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)