Pierre GIRARDEAU

Born

9 November 1744 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

17 April 1836 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

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Laurent GIRARDEAU Anne TROTOCHAUD

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Born: 9 November 1744 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Laurent GIRARDEAU

Mother: Anne TROTOCHAUD

Maternal grandparents: Louis TROTOCHAUD , Marie-Anne RAFAY

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Pierre married Marie-Josephte CAYER 31 May 1783 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte CAYER was born 25 August 1763 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Josephte died 14 December 1843 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac). Marie-Josephte was the child of Alexis CAYA (CAILLA) (CAYER) and Marie-Suzanne LEGENDRE.

Pierre GIRARDEAU died 17 April 1836 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, 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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Pierre GIRARDEAU married

Marie-Josephte CAYER
Marriage date: 31 May 1783
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Josephte CAYER was the child of Alexis CAYA (CAILLA) (CAYER) and Marie-Suzanne LEGENDRE

Children of Pierre GIRARDEAU and Marie-Josephte CAYER

Ludivine GIRARDEAU

Born: 14 October 1790, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS 21 November 1814 Place: Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

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Birth — 1744
9 November 1744
Trois-Rivières, 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.

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
Pierre GIRARDEAU and Marie-Josephte CAYER 31 May 1783, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Ludivine GIRARDEAU was born 14 October 1790, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Pierre was 45 years old.

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

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

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Ludivine GIRARDEAU married 21 November 1814, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac) to Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)

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