François-Xavier GIRARD

(b. 11 September 1760 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada d. 23 May 1835 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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François-Xavier GIRARD was born 11 September 1760 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

François-Xavier GIRARD was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Louis GIRARD and Marguerite TARDIF (maternal) Étienne DESBIENS and Marie-Dorothee TREMBLAY

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

François-Xavier married Modeste TREMBLAY 21 January 1783 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Modeste TREMBLAY was born 13 February 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Modeste died 2 March 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Modeste was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Marie-Desanges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

François-Xavier married (2) Rosalie BONNEAU 16 January 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Rosalie BONNEAU was born 16 July 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Rosalie died 30 October 1834 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Rosalie was the child of Jacques BONNEAU and Marie-Geneviève FORTIN.

François-Xavier GIRARD died 23 May 1835 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

François-Xavier GIRARD was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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François-Xavier GIRARD married

Modeste TREMBLAY-- Date: 21 January 1783 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Modeste TREMBLAY was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Marie-Desanges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Children of François-Xavier GIRARD and Modeste TREMBLAY:

Joseph-Marie GIRARD (b.23 November 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Rosalie TREMBLAY 8 November 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Laurent-Frederic GIRARD (b.12 August 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 April 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )

Constance GIRARD (b.2 August 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 June 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph GUAY 10 June 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Louise GIRARD (b.21 February 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 September 1853, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Etienne BOUCHARD 3 September 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph GIRARD (b.24 July 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 July 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Euphrosine GIRARD (b.3 April 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 1 May 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Lambert GIRARD (b.14 June 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Quirille BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS 23 November 1819 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste GIRARD (b.7 April 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )

Felicite GIRARD (b.29 January 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 8 May 1869, St-Tite-des-Caps, Quebec, Canada)

François-Xavier GIRARD married

Rosalie BONNEAU-- Date: 16 January 1798 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Rosalie BONNEAU was the child of Jacques BONNEAU and Marie-Geneviève FORTIN

Children of François-Xavier GIRARD and Rosalie BONNEAU:

Francois-Xavier GIRARD (b.15 October 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 18 December 1846, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Monique HARVEY 20 August 1833 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Therese GIRARD (b.2 January 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 25 May 1889, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )
m. Louis-Venant DESMEULES 6 February 1838 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Flavie GIRARD (b.23 April 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 28 September 1872, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Frederic TREMBLAY 31 January 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite GIRARD (b.15 March 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Leon-Paul TREMBLAY 12 February 1872 in Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

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1760 Birth
11 September 1760
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier GIRARD and Modeste TREMBLAY 21 January 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GIRARD was born 23 November 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Laurent-Frederic GIRARD was born 12 August 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 24 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Constance GIRARD was born 2 August 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 26 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GIRARD was born 21 February 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 28 years old.

1790 Death of Child
Laurent-Frederic GIRARD died 11 April 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 29 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Joseph GIRARD was born 24 July 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 29 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Euphrosine GIRARD was born 3 April 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 31 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Lambert GIRARD was born 14 June 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 32 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIRARD was born 7 April 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 34 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Felicite GIRARD was born 29 January 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 36 years old.

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Modeste TREMBLAY died 2 March 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1798 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier GIRARD and Rosalie BONNEAU 16 January 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 37 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier GIRARD was born 15 October 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 38 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Birth of Child
Therese GIRARD was born 2 January 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 43 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Flavie GIRARD was born 23 April 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 44 years old.

1806 Marriage of Child
Constance GIRARD married 10 June 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph GUAY

1809 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie GIRARD married 8 November 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Rosalie TREMBLAY

1810 Birth of Child
Marguerite GIRARD was born 15 March 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 49 years old.

1811 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GIRARD married 3 September 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne BOUCHARD

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Lambert GIRARD married 23 November 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Quirille BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Death of Child
Constance GIRARD died 1 June 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 59 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Flavie GIRARD married 31 January 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Frederic TREMBLAY

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Francois-Xavier GIRARD married 20 August 1833, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Monique HARVEY

1834 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rosalie BONNEAU died 30 October 1834, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1835 Death
23 May 1835
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 74.

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