Antoine-Marie-Valentin GIARD

(b. 14 February 1764 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 March 1836 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Antoine-Marie-Valentin GIARD was born 14 February 1764 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine-Marie-Valentin GIARD was the child of Antoine-Marie GIARD and Angélique-Amable LAMOUREUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel GIARD and Suzanne MENARD dite LAPORTE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LAMOUREUX and Angélique-Madeleine TETREAU

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

Antoine-Marie-Valentin married Genevieve DUPUIS (DUPUY) 10 October 1791 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve DUPUIS (DUPUY) was born 2 June 1771 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Genevieve was the child of François DUPUIS (DUPUY) and Marguerite PRÉJEAN (PREGENT).

Antoine-Marie-Valentin GIARD died 31 March 1836 in Contrecœur, 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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Antoine-Marie-Valentin GIARD married

Genevieve DUPUIS (DUPUY)-- Date: 10 October 1791 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Genevieve DUPUIS (DUPUY) was the child of François DUPUIS (DUPUY) and Marguerite PRÉJEAN (PREGENT)

Children of Antoine-Marie-Valentin GIARD and Genevieve DUPUIS (DUPUY):

Marie-Angélique GIARD (b.3 April 1795, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. 5 February 1840, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph DUVAL 4 November 1816 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1764 Birth
14 February 1764
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Antoine-Marie-Valentin GIARD and Genevieve DUPUIS (DUPUY) 10 October 1791, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 27 years old.

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

1795 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique GIARD was born 3 April 1795, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Antoine-Marie-Valentin was 31 years old.

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

1816 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique GIARD married 4 November 1816, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Joseph DUVAL

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