Françoise GAUDET

Born

abt. 1735 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

19 March 1815 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Françoise married Jacques GIROUARD abt. 1760 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jacques GIROUARD was born 25 November 1733 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Jacques died 19 April 1813 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Jacques was the child of Germain GIROUARD and Marie DOUCET .

Parents & Family of Françoise GAUDET

Parents of Françoise GAUDET

Father

Augustin GAUDET

Mother

Agnès CHIASSON

Grandparents of Françoise GAUDET

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GAUDET Anne BLANCHARD

Maternal grandparents

Sebastien CHIASSON Marie BELOU

Françoise was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Françoise GAUDET

Françoise GAUDET married

Jacques GIROUARD
Marriage date: abt. 1760
Marriage place:
Jacques GIROUARD was the child of Germain GIROUARD and Marie DOUCET

Children of Jacques GIROUARD and Françoise GAUDET

Joseph GIROUARD

Born: 15 March 1762, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marguerite DUMAS 14 January 1788 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Augustin CHARTIER 12 January 1784 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

François GIROUARD

Born: 29 October 1774, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 August 1853, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Osithee LANGLOIS 24 February 1794 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Marie Françoise GIROUARD

Born: 30 September 1776, , Canada
Died: 20 December 1871, Verchères, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BERNARD 21 September 1795 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph GIROUARD was born 15 March 1762, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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.

1774 Birth of Child
François GIROUARD was born 29 October 1774, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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.