Jean-Francois GIRARD

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2 March 1735 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

10 January 1807 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Charles-François GIRARD Marie-Louise DUQUET

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Born: 2 March 1735 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Charles-François GIRARD

Mother: Marie-Louise DUQUET

Paternal grandparents: Jacques GIRARD , Mathurine POIRÉ

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DUQUET dit DESROSIERS , Catherine-Ursule AMYOT (AMIOT)

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Jean-Francois married Angelique CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 26 November 1763 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angelique CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was born 7 January 1733 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Angelique died 12 April 1806 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Angelique was the child of Jean-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Angélique DANSEREAU.

Jean-Francois GIRARD died 10 January 1807 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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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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Jean-Francois GIRARD married

Angelique CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE
Marriage date: 26 November 1763
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was the child of Jean-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Angélique DANSEREAU

Children of Jean-Francois GIRARD and Angelique CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE

François-Pierre GIRARD

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 August 1823, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise DEGUIRE 29 March 1783 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles GIRARD

Born: 20 January 1766, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 August 1845, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Marie-Josephte GIRARD

Born: 6 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 September 1835, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Francois BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN 7 March 1791 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1735
2 March 1735
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois GIRARD and Angelique CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 26 November 1763, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 28 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Charles GIRARD was born 20 January 1766, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Francois was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GIRARD was born 6 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Francois was 36 years old.

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
François-Pierre GIRARD married 29 March 1783, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Louise DEGUIRE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GIRARD married 7 March 1791 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Francois BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)