Charles GIRARD

Born

8 September 1731 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

20 September 1797 , Beaumont, Lower Canada

Charles married Marie-Josephte ROY 20 April 1750 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte ROY was born 18 February 1730 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte was the child of Charles ROY and Marie-Josephe LECOUR .

Parents & Family of Charles GIRARD

Parents of Charles GIRARD

Father

Jean-Baptiste GIRARD

Mother

Marie-Anne COUILLARD

Grandparents of Charles GIRARD

Paternal grandparents

Jacques GIRARD Mathurine POIRÉ

Maternal grandparents

Charles COUILLARD Louise COUTURE

m. Roy Marie-Josephte

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles GIRARD

Charles GIRARD married

Marie-Josephte ROY
Marriage date: 20 April 1750
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte ROY was the child of Charles ROY and Marie-Josephe LECOUR

Children of Charles GIRARD and Marie-Josephte ROY

Jean-Baptiste GIRARD

Born: 2 August 1754, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 3 July 1838, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise MARANDA 4 April 1796 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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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 — 1731
8 September 1731
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Charles GIRARD and Marie-Josephte ROY 20 April 1750, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 18 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIRARD was born 2 August 1754, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charles was 22 years old.

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.

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.