Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD

(b. 13 August 1753 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1827 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD was born 13 August 1753 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Louis GIRARD and Marguerite TARDIF (maternal) Étienne DESBIENS and Marie-Dorothee TREMBLAY

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

Gertrude-Francoise married François-Xavier SIMARD 7 February 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François-Xavier SIMARD was born 18 May 1745 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). François-Xavier died 24 November 1834 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. François-Xavier was the child of Paul SIMARD and Marie-Louise GAGNÉ.

Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD died 9 September 1827 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD

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Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD married

François-Xavier SIMARD-- Date: 7 February 1774 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
François-Xavier SIMARD was the child of Paul SIMARD and Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

Children of François-Xavier SIMARD and Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD:

Marie SIMARD (b.1 January 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Michel DESROSIERS 17 November 1795 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Lambert SIMARD (b.8 April 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 July 1860, La Baie, Canada East )
m. Madeleine GIRARD 23 November 1802 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Quirille SIMARD (b.27 November 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 21 May 1863, Chicoutimi, Canada East )
m. Elizee GIRARD 13 February 1818 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1753 Birth
13 August 1753
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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
Gertrude-Francoise GIRARD and François-Xavier SIMARD 7 February 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 20 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie SIMARD was born 1 January 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gertrude-Francoise was 21 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Lambert SIMARD was born 8 April 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gertrude-Francoise was 25 years old.

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie SIMARD married 17 November 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Michel DESROSIERS

1797 Birth of Child
Quirille SIMARD was born 27 November 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gertrude-Francoise was 44 years old.

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Lambert SIMARD married 23 November 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Madeleine GIRARD

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 Marriage of Child
Quirille SIMARD married 13 February 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Elizee GIRARD

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)