Basile GIROUX

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29 December 1757 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

7 December 1809 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Pierre GIROUX Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL

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Born: 29 December 1757 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GIROUX

Mother: Marie-Antoinette SENÉCAL

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Noël GIROUX , Geneviève CADIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Antoine SENÉCAL , Anne-Catherine BOURDEAU

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Basile married Marie-Louise BROSSEAU 11 October 1784 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise BROSSEAU was born 6 January 1763 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Louise died 10 May 1791 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie-Louise was the child of François BROSSEAU and Marie-Anne GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE.

Basile married (2) Elisabeth DUPIL 16 August 1791 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth DUPIL was born 18 July 1767 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Elisabeth was the child of Michel DUPIL and Marie-Louise LECLERC.

Basile GIROUX died 7 December 1809 in L'Acadie, 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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Basile GIROUX married

Marie-Louise BROSSEAU
Marriage date: 11 October 1784
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise BROSSEAU was the child of François BROSSEAU and Marie-Anne GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE

Children of Basile GIROUX and Marie-Louise BROSSEAU

Christophe GIROUX

Born: 26 March 1787, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 July 1825, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite CARTIER 10 October 1808 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Basile GIROUX married

Elisabeth DUPIL
Marriage date: 16 August 1791
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Elisabeth DUPIL was the child of Michel DUPIL and Marie-Louise LECLERC

Children of Basile GIROUX and Elisabeth DUPIL

Constant GIROUX

Born: 19 December 1800, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Sophie RAYMOND 7 October 1822 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1757
29 December 1757
La Prairie, 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.

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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Basile GIROUX and Marie-Louise BROSSEAU 11 October 1784, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Christophe GIROUX was born 26 March 1787, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Basile was 29 years old.

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Basile GIROUX and Elisabeth DUPIL 16 August 1791, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 33 years old.

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise BROSSEAU died 10 May 1791, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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

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

1800 Birth of Child
Constant GIROUX was born 19 December 1800, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Basile was 43 years old.

1808 Marriage of Child
Christophe GIROUX married 10 October 1808, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marguerite CARTIER

Death — 1809
7 December 1809
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 51.

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