Emilie GIRARD

Born

24 September 1826 , Iberville, Lower Canada

Died

2 February 1851 , Henryville, Canada East

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Moise GIRARD Melanise FORTIN

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Born: 24 September 1826 in Iberville, Lower Canada

Father: Moise GIRARD

Mother: Melanise FORTIN

Paternal grandparents: Jerome-Isaac GIRARD , Madeleine BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: Luc-Clement FORTIN , Marie-Madeleine GAUDREAU

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Emilie married Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT) 13 October 1845 in Henryville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 24 December 1824 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville). Gédéon died 30 June 1879 in Aurora, Kansas, USA. Gédéon was the child of Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Sylvie DUQUET.

Emilie GIRARD died 2 February 1851 in Henryville, Canada East .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Emilie GIRARD married

Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT)
Marriage date: 13 October 1845
Marriage place: Henryville, Canada East
Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT) was the child of Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Sylvie DUQUET

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Children of Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT) and Emilie GIRARD

Gedeon BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 17 November 1846, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Émilie BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 4 January 1848, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph BREAULT (BRAULT)

Born: 2 February 1851, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Emilie PETIT 29 January 1872 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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Birth — 1826
24 September 1826
Iberville, Lower Canada

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

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage / Partner
Emilie GIRARD and Gédéon BREAULT (BRAULT) 13 October 1845, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

She was 19 years old.