Pierre GIROUX

Born

28 February 1773 , Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 September 1846 , Sainte-Marie, Canada East

Pierre married Marie-Françoise GIRARD 13 February 1798 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise GIRARD was born 18 September 1778 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise died 25 October 1831 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of Etienne GIRARD and Marguerite GAGNON .

Parents & Family of Pierre GIROUX

Parents of Pierre GIROUX

Father

Louis GIROUX

Mother

Marguerite GARNIER (GRENIER)

Grandparents of Pierre GIROUX

Paternal grandparents

Louis-Toussaint GIROUX Marie-Thérèse PIVIN dite LARECOMPENSE

Maternal grandparents

Ange GARNIER (GRENIER) Marie-Marguerite VACHON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GIROUX

Pierre GIROUX married

Marie-Françoise GIRARD
Marriage date: 13 February 1798
Marriage place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Marie-Françoise GIRARD was the child of Etienne GIRARD and Marguerite GAGNON

Children of Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Françoise GIRARD

Marguerite GIROUX

Born: 25 March 1802, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexandre BOURQUE 28 February 1832 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1773
28 February 1773
Beauport, Québec, 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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Françoise GIRARD 13 February 1798, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

He was 24 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Marguerite GIROUX was born 25 March 1802, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Pierre was 29 years old.

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

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