Jean-Francois GIROUX

Born

22 August 1766 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 November 1837 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Francois GIROUX

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Born: 22 August 1766 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Jean-Francois GIROUX

Father

Jean-François GIROUX

Mother

Marie-Claire VIVIER

Grandparents of Jean-Francois GIROUX

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GIROUX Marie-Agnes GARNIER

Maternal grandparents

Joseph VIVIER Marie-Claire GARAND

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Francois married Marie-Josephte DESNOYERS 18 January 1803 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte DESNOYERS was born 5 December 1779 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESNOYERS and Marguerite-Josephte LAPORTE.

Jean-Francois GIROUX died 20 November 1837 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

m. (1) Catherine Bonhomme

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Francois GIROUX

Jean-Francois GIROUX married

Marie-Josephte DESNOYERS
Marriage date: 18 January 1803
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Josephte DESNOYERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESNOYERS and Marguerite-Josephte LAPORTE

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

Children of Jean-Francois GIROUX and Marie-Josephte DESNOYERS

Cecile GIROUX

Born: 4 January 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thomas-David GAMACHE 14 November 1837

Marie-Henriette GIROUX

Born: 28 October 1818, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 30 January 1878, Napierville, Québec, Canada

Married: Eusebe GAMACHE 3 July 1838

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1766
22 August 1766
La Prairie, 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)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois GIROUX and Marie-Josephte DESNOYERS 18 January 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 36 years old.

1803 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1810 Birth of Child
Cecile GIROUX was born 4 January 1810, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Francois was 43 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.

1818 Birth of Child
Marie-Henriette GIROUX was born 28 October 1818, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Francois was 52 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England