Charles GIRARD

(b. 8 September 1731 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 20 September 1797 , Beaumont, Lower Canada )

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Charles GIRARD was born 8 September 1731 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Charles GIRARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIRARD and Marie-Anne COUILLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GIRARD and Mathurine POIRÉ (maternal) Charles COUILLARD and Louise COUTURE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Josephte was the child of Charles ROY and Marie-Josephe LECOUR.

Charles GIRARD died 20 September 1797 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .

m. Roy Marie-Josephte

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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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Charles GIRARD married

Marie-Josephte ROY-- Date: 20 April 1750 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 (b.2 August 1754, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1838, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise MARANDA 4 April 1796 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1731 Birth
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.