Madeleine GIROUARD

Born

24 May 1719 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

14 December 1803 , Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Pierre GIROUARD Marie DOIRON

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Born: 24 May 1719 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Pierre GIROUARD

Mother: Marie DOIRON

Paternal grandparents: Jacques Jacob GIROUARD , Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Maternal grandparents: Jean DOIRON , Marie TRAHAN

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Madeleine married Joseph LEBLANC December 1740 in Pisiquit, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph LEBLANC was born 7 November 1718 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Joseph died 30 March 1818 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Joseph was the child of François LEBLANC and Marguerite BOUDROT (BOUDREAU).

Madeleine GIROUARD died 14 December 1803 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada .
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Madeleine GIROUARD married

Joseph LEBLANC
Marriage date: December 1740
Marriage place: Pisiquit, Acadia
Joseph LEBLANC was the child of François LEBLANC and Marguerite BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Children of Joseph LEBLANC and Madeleine GIROUARD

Marie LEBLANC

Born: abt. 1741, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 13 April 1848, Carleton-sur-Mer, Canada East

Married: François COMEAU 1768

Pierre LEBLANC

Born: abt. 1747, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 17 March 1813, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Marie LANDRY 26 November 1776 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Elisabeth Isabelle LEBLANC

Born: abt. 1747, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 22 January 1822, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Charles BERNARD 1771

Marguerite LEBLANC

Born: abt. 1749, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 6 November 1833, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BOUDREAU 1774 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Jean LEBLANC

Born: abt. 1755, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 30 June 1822, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte BUJOLD 21 May 1787 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

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Birth — 1719
24 May 1719
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine GIROUARD and Joseph LEBLANC December 1740, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)

She was 21 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEBLANC married 26 November 1776, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer) to Marie LANDRY

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Jean LEBLANC married 21 May 1787, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer) to Charlotte BUJOLD

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)