Michel
GIRARD
Born
3 August 1737
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died
17 October 1821
,
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*
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Born: 3 August 1737 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Father:
Michel GIRARD
Mother:
Geneviève EMOND
Paternal grandparents:
François GIRARD
, Antoinette LEMAY
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre EMOND
, Marie-Agnes GRONDIN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Genevieve GAUTHIER 4 July 1763 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve GAUTHIER was born 3 March 1742 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Genevieve died 20 March 1808 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac). Genevieve was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Marie-Jeanne FOUCHER (FAUCHER).
Michel GIRARD died 17 October 1821 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Michel GIRARD
Michel GIRARD married 
Genevieve GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 4 July 1763
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve GAUTHIER was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Marie-Jeanne FOUCHER (FAUCHER)
Genevieve GAUTHIERMarriage date: 4 July 1763
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve GAUTHIER was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Marie-Jeanne FOUCHER (FAUCHER)
Children of Michel GIRARD and Genevieve GAUTHIER
Genevieve GIRARDMarried: Joseph PANNETON 23 November 1789 Place: Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)
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Birth — 17373 August 1737
Trois-Rivières, 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.
1763 Marriage / PartnerMichel GIRARD and Genevieve GAUTHIER 4 July 1763, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
He was 25 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)
1789 Marriage of ChildGenevieve GIRARD married 23 November 1789, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac) to Joseph PANNETON
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1808 Death of Spouse/PartnerGenevieve GAUTHIER died 20 March 1808, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)
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 EnglandDeath — 182117 October 1821
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*
He died at the age of 84.
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