Josephte GIROUARD

Born

16 December 1734 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

5 October 1823 , Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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Germain Jacques GIROUARD Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

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Born: 16 December 1734 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Germain Jacques GIROUARD

Mother: Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Paternal grandparents: Germain GIROUARD , Marie DOUCET

Maternal grandparents: Charles ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) , Françoise MIRANDE LAMIRANDE-TAVARE

Josephte was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Josephte married Jean Joseph THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) abt. 1754 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean Joseph THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) was born 4 September 1723 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Jean Joseph died abt. 1796 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada. Jean Joseph was the child of Joseph THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Marguerite MELANÇON (MELANSON).

Josephte GIROUARD died 5 October 1823 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Josephte GIROUARD married

Jean Joseph THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)
Marriage date: abt. 1754
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Jean Joseph THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) was the child of Joseph THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Marguerite MELANÇON (MELANSON)

Children of Jean Joseph THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Josephte GIROUARD

Jean-Baptiste THERIAULT

Born: abt. 1757, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1832, Grand Anse, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Genevieve PINET 1784 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada

Pierre THERIAULT (THERIOT)

Born: abt. 1759, Trois-Pistoles, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1813, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie Louise GODIN 1785 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marguerite PINET 8 June 1789 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Francois THERIAULT (THERIOT)

Born: 22 December 1771, Rivière Saint-Jean, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 13 June 1865, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Scholastique HACHE dite GALLANT 22 June 1795 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Belonie THERIAULT

Born: abt. 1776, , Canada
Died: 18 November 1806,

Married: Madeleine CORMIER 1801

Firmin THERIAULT

Born: abt. 1779,
Died: ,

Married: Anastasie DUGAS 1800 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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Birth — 1734
16 December 1734
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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.

1771 Birth of Child
Francois THERIAULT (THERIOT) was born 22 December 1771, Rivière Saint-Jean, New Brunswick, Canada

Josephte was 37 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Pierre THERIAULT (THERIOT) married 8 June 1789, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Marguerite PINET

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Francois THERIAULT (THERIOT) married 22 June 1795, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Scholastique HACHE dite GALLANT

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