François GIROUX

Born

3 April 1745 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

13 September 1806 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

François married Marie-Anne POUPART 9 September 1771 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne POUPART was born 17 April 1751 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 23 March 1837 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) .

Parents & Family of François GIROUX

Parents of François GIROUX

Father

Noel-Guillaume GIROUX

Mother

Catherine RODRIGUE

Grandparents of François GIROUX

Paternal grandparents

Noel GIROUX Françoise GALIEN (GALLIEN)

Maternal grandparents

René RODRIGUE Élisabeth DAUPHIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François GIROUX

François GIROUX married

Marie-Anne POUPART
Marriage date: 9 September 1771
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne POUPART was the child of Pierre POUPARD (POUPART) and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Children of François GIROUX and Marie-Anne POUPART

Joseph-Abraham GIROUX

Born: 29 September 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Amable RENAUD dite LOCAS 25 November 1811 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Scholastique GIROUX

Born: 10 February 1794, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 7 June 1873, Ste-Philomene, Mercier, Quebec, Canada

Married: Basile LAZURE (AZURE) 28 May 1815 Place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1745
3 April 1745
Beauport, Québec, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
François GIROUX and Marie-Anne POUPART 9 September 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Joseph-Abraham GIROUX was born 29 September 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 38 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)

1794 Birth of Child
Scholastique GIROUX was born 10 February 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 48 years old.

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