Thomas GIROUX

Born

21 December 1724 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

28 June 1802 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Thomas GIROUX

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Born: 21 December 1724 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Thomas GIROUX

Father

Noel GIROUX

Mother

Françoise GALIEN (GALLIEN)

Grandparents of Thomas GIROUX

Paternal grandparents

Michel GIROUX Thérèse PREVOST

Maternal grandparents

Robert GALIEN (GALLIEN) Anne MASSON

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

Thomas married Marie-Angélique TOUPIN 22 February 1751 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angélique TOUPIN was born 8 August 1724 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique was the child of Ignace-François TOUPIN and Marie-Elisabeth DUPRAC.

Thomas GIROUX died 28 June 1802 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thomas GIROUX

Thomas GIROUX married

Marie-Angélique TOUPIN
Marriage date: 22 February 1751
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique TOUPIN was the child of Ignace-François TOUPIN and Marie-Elisabeth DUPRAC

Children of Thomas GIROUX and Marie-Angélique TOUPIN

Joseph GIROUX

Born: abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 August 1829, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne DUBORD dite LATOURELLE 3 February 1777 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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Birth — 1724
21 December 1724
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Thomas GIROUX and Marie-Angélique TOUPIN 22 February 1751, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 26 years old.

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.

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.