Nicolas-Godefroy GIRARD

Born

30 January 1749 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

13 August 1821 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Nicolas GIRARD Marie-Françoise DESBIENS

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Born: 30 January 1749 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas GIRARD

Mother: Marie-Françoise DESBIENS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Louis GIRARD , Marguerite TARDIF

Maternal grandparents: Étienne DESBIENS , Marie-Dorothee TREMBLAY

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

Nicolas-Godefroy married Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION 4 July 1774 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION was born 13 September 1751 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" died 6 April 1818 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" was the child of Paul FILION and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY.

Nicolas-Godefroy married (2) Marie-Clotilde TREMBLAY 16 February 1819 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . Marie-Clotilde TREMBLAY was born 20 October 1753 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Clotilde died 7 September 1831 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Marie-Clotilde was the child of Charles TREMBLAY and Felicite DUCHESNE.

Nicolas-Godefroy GIRARD died 13 August 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION
Marriage date: 4 July 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION was the child of Paul FILION and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

Children of Nicolas-Godefroy GIRARD and Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION

Antoine GIRARD

Born: 5 May 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 December 1848, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East

Married: Suzanne TREMBLAY 20 August 1802 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Angélique GIRARD

Born: 19 July 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre MENARD 8 February 1803 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Felicite GIRARD

Born: 7 July 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 25 September 1861, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

Married: Abraham SIMARD 2 June 1812 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Marie-Clotilde TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 16 February 1819
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie-Clotilde TREMBLAY was the child of Charles TREMBLAY and Felicite DUCHESNE

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Birth — 1749
30 January 1749
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas-Godefroy GIRARD and Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION 4 July 1774, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Antoine GIRARD was born 5 May 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Nicolas-Godefroy was 26 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)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique GIRARD was born 19 July 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Nicolas-Godefroy was 36 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite GIRARD was born 7 July 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Nicolas-Godefroy was 42 years old.

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

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Antoine GIRARD married 20 August 1802, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Suzanne TREMBLAY

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique GIRARD married 8 February 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Pierre MENARD

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Felicite GIRARD married 2 June 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Abraham SIMARD

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.

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION died 6 April 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1819 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas-Godefroy GIRARD and Marie-Clotilde TREMBLAY 16 February 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 70 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1821
13 August 1821
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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