Antoine GIRARD

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16 February 1752 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

27 January 1815 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Louis-Joseph GIRARD Marie-Josephte CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE

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Born: 16 February 1752 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Joseph GIRARD

Mother: Marie-Josephte CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques GIRARD , Marie-Françoise PETIT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE , Marie-Madeleine PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS

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Antoine married Charlotte NORMANDIN 3 February 1772 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte NORMANDIN was born 25 June 1754 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Charlotte died 12 July 1786 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN and Marie-Madeleine FAVREAU.

Antoine GIRARD died 27 January 1815 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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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.

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Charlotte NORMANDIN
Marriage date: 3 February 1772
Marriage place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte NORMANDIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN and Marie-Madeleine FAVREAU

Children of Antoine GIRARD and Charlotte NORMANDIN

Charlotte GIRARD

Born: 16 February 1774, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 December 1811, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre LEVASSEUR 10 February 1794 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jacques GIRARD

Born: abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 January 1855, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Euphrosine BLAIN 4 October 1813 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1752
16 February 1752
Varennes, Canada, New France

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GIRARD and Charlotte NORMANDIN 3 February 1772, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 19 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Charlotte GIRARD was born 16 February 1774, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Antoine was 22 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)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte NORMANDIN died 12 July 1786, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GIRARD married 10 February 1794, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Pierre LEVASSEUR

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

1811 Death of Child
Charlotte GIRARD died 16 December 1811, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Antoine was 59 years old.

1813 Marriage of Child
Jacques GIRARD married 4 October 1813, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Euphrosine BLAIN

Death — 1815
27 January 1815
Varennes, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 62.

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