Amable GIRARD

Born

21 May 1849 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Died

27 June 1920 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amable married Julie ANGERS 19 September 1870 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Julie ANGERS was born 9 May 1848 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East. Julie died 16 March 1922 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Julie was the child of Joseph ANGER and Rose LUSSIER .

Parents & Family of Amable GIRARD

Parents of Amable GIRARD

Father

Augustin GIRARD

Mother

Marie-Paule BOUSQUET

Grandparents of Amable GIRARD

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-Toussaint GIRARD Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie BOUSQUET Elisabeth CHAINE (CHENET)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Amable GIRARD

Amable GIRARD married

Julie ANGERS
Marriage date: 19 September 1870
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Julie ANGERS was the child of Joseph ANGER and Rose LUSSIER

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

Children of Amable GIRARD and Julie ANGERS

Joseph GIRARD

Born: 1 March 1873, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Virginia MEUNIER 26 September 1899 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Alphonse GIRARD

Born: 6 March 1877, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 March 1956, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Osias GIRARD

Born: 3 March 1879, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: 25 October 1951,

Married: Albina GAUDET 30 June 1902 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Adelard GIRARD

Born: 2 February 1883, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: 19 August 1947, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amable GIRARD

Born: abt. 1892, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Amable's Québec records.

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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Birth — 1849
21 May 1849
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1870 Marriage / Partner
Amable GIRARD and Julie ANGERS 19 September 1870, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Joseph GIRARD was born 1 March 1873, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amable was 23 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Alphonse GIRARD was born 6 March 1877, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Amable was 27 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Birth of Child
Osias GIRARD was born 3 March 1879, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amable was 29 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
Adelard GIRARD was born 2 February 1883, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amable was 33 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1899 Marriage of Child
Joseph GIRARD married 26 September 1899, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Virginia MEUNIER

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 Marriage of Child
Osias GIRARD married 30 June 1902, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Albina GAUDET

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)