Pierre GIROUX

Born

26 October 1719 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

23 March 1786 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre married Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL 25 February 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL was born 5 June 1735 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Antoinette died 18 June 1802 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Antoinette was the child of Antoine SENÉCAL and Anne-Catherine BOURDEAU .

Parents & Family of Pierre GIROUX

Parents of Pierre GIROUX

Father

Joseph-Noël GIROUX

Mother

Geneviève CADIEUX

Grandparents of Pierre GIROUX

Paternal grandparents

Raphaël GIROUX Marie-Madeleine VACHON

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Charles-François CADIEUX dit COURVILLE Madeleine NEVEU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GIROUX

Pierre GIROUX married

Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL
Marriage date: 25 February 1754
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL was the child of Antoine SENÉCAL and Anne-Catherine BOURDEAU

Children of Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL

Joseph GIROUX

Born: 10 May 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 February 1825, Saint-Timothée, Lower Canada

Married: Felicte TREMBLAY 25 October 1802 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Basile GIROUX

Born: 29 December 1757, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1809, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BROSSEAU 11 October 1784 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth DUPIL 16 August 1791 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

François GIROUX

Born: 25 September 1760, La Prairie, Canada
Died: 13 August 1832, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 2 October 1786 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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 — 1719
26 October 1719
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL 25 February 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 34 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph GIROUX was born 10 May 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Basile GIROUX was born 29 December 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
François GIROUX was born 25 September 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 40 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.