HELP! flag male ancestor  Thomas  GIRARD

  (b. 17 October 1778 Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 27 June 1858 Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada )  

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Thomas GIRARD was born 17 October 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Thomas GIRARD was the child of Pierre-Louis GIRARD   and   Emerentienne BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre GIRARD and Marie-Anne VÉZINA (maternal)  Antoine BOUCHARD and Jeanne GAGNON

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

Thomas  married  Julie DUGAS dite LABRECHE 20 January 1818 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Julie DUGAS dite LABRECHE  was born 30 August 1795 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph).  Julie died 18 February 1852 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville).  Julie was the child of Jacques DUGAS dit LABRECHE and Catherine LAVENTURE.

Thomas GIRARD died 27 June 1858 in Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada.
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Did You Know? 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 MacDonald for providing this information.

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Thomas GIRARD

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Thomas GIRARD married flag female ancestor Julie DUGAS dite LABRECHE-- Date: 20 January 1818 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Julie DUGAS dite LABRECHE was the child of Jacques DUGAS dit LABRECHE and Catherine LAVENTURE




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


Children of Thomas GIRARD and Julie DUGAS dite LABRECHE:

flag female ancestor Marie Florence GIRARD (b.17 August 1827, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. 31 March 1909, Highgate, Vermont, USA )
m. Antoine FILION 28 October 1850



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birth1778 Birth
17 October 1778
Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage / Partner
Thomas GIRARD and Julie DUGAS dite LABRECHE 20 January 1818, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 39 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1827 Birth of Child
Marie Florence GIRARD was born 17 August 1827, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Thomas was 48 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Death of Spouse/Partner
Julie DUGAS dite LABRECHE died 18 February 1852, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1858 Death
27 June 1858
Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 7/2/2020 9:00:06 AM - Updated: 7/2/2020 9:04:36 AM

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