Joseph GIRARD

Born

7 July 1753 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

25 June 1817 , Québec, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph GIRARD

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Born: 7 July 1753 in Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph GIRARD

Father

Joseph GIRARD

Mother

Angélique DASSYLVA dite PORTUGUAIS

Grandparents of Joseph GIRARD

Paternal grandparents

Jean GIRARDIN Marie-Catherine BOURRÉ (BOURRET)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DASSYLVA dit PORTUGAIS Angélique MINGOU

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

Joseph married Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE 7 November 1774 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE was born 30 January 1755 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 21 January 1831 in Québec, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Joseph DUPERE and Catherine-Cecile ALLARD.

Joseph GIRARD died 25 June 1817 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GIRARD

Joseph GIRARD married

Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE
Marriage date: 7 November 1774
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE was the child of Joseph DUPERE and Catherine-Cecile ALLARD

Children of Joseph GIRARD and Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE

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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 — 1753
7 July 1753
Québec, Canada, New France

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GIRARD and Madeleine DUPERE dite LARIVIÈRE 7 November 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 21 years old.

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.