Etienne GIRARD

(b. 2 September 1746 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1813 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )

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Etienne GIRARD was born 2 September 1746 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Etienne GIRARD was the child of Joseph GIRARD and Madeleine MARCHAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GIRARD and Mathurine POIRÉ (maternal) Louis MARCHAND and Marie-Jeanne BOURASSA

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Etienne married Marguerite GAGNON 16 February 1766 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marguerite GAGNON was born 15 February 1752 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marguerite died 13 February 1836 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite MORISSET.

Etienne GIRARD died 14 March 1813 in Sainte-Marie, 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Etienne GIRARD

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Etienne GIRARD married

Marguerite GAGNON-- Date: 16 February 1766 Place: Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite MORISSET

Children of Etienne GIRARD and Marguerite GAGNON:

Marie-Françoise GIRARD (b.18 September 1778, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 October 1831, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre GIROUX 13 February 1798 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1746 Birth
2 September 1746
Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GIRARD and Marguerite GAGNON 16 February 1766, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

He was 19 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise GIRARD was born 18 September 1778, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Etienne was 32 years old.

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 of Child
Marie-Françoise GIRARD married 13 February 1798, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) to Pierre GIROUX

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