Marie-Josephte GIRARD

Born

16 December 1765 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

8 September 1828 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Joseph GIRARD Marie-Anne PROVOST

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Born: 16 December 1765 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph GIRARD

Mother: Marie-Anne PROVOST

Paternal grandparents: Louis-Joseph GIRARD , Josephte SENECAL

Maternal grandparents: Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) , Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

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Marie-Josephte married Jean-Francois BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE 19 January 1818 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Jean-Francois BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE was born 26 February 1758 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Jean-Francois died 17 February 1837 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . Jean-Francois was the child of Jean-Baptiste BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Suzanne CHRISTIN.

Marie-Josephte GIRARD died 8 September 1828 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Josephte GIRARD married

Jean-Francois BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE
Marriage date: 19 January 1818
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-Francois BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Suzanne CHRISTIN

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

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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 — 1765
16 December 1765
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

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

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GIRARD and Jean-Francois BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE 19 January 1818, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 52 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England