Louis BECHARD
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Born: 22 February 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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Louis married Marie GIRARD 11 November 1816 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GIRARD was born abt. 1795 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie was the child of Jerome GIRARD and Marie-Madeleine PAINCHAUD.
Spouse & Children of Louis BECHARD
Marriage date: 11 November 1816
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie GIRARD was the child of Jerome GIRARD and Marie-Madeleine PAINCHAUD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis BECHARD and Marie GIRARD
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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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22 February 1783
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis BECHARD and Marie GIRARD 11 November 1816, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
He was 33 years old.

1816 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1822 Birth of ChildMarie BÉCHARD was born 15 July 1822, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Louis was 39 years old.
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