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Marguerite
PETITPAS
Born
abt. 1755
,
Acadia, Canada
Died
22 December 1835
,
Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: abt. 1755 in Acadia, Canada
Father:
Joseph PETITPAS
Mother:
Marie Louise FOUGERE
Paternal grandparents:
Claude PETITPAS
, Françoise LAVERGNE
Maternal grandparents:
Jean FOUGERE (FUGERE)
, Madeleine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married François GIROUARD abt. 1785 . François GIROUARD was born abt. 1753 in Acadia, Canada. François died 26 October 1841 in Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. François was the child of Jean Baptiste GIROUARD and Madeleine LEBLANC.
Marguerite PETITPAS died 22 December 1835 in Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Marguerite PETITPAS
Marguerite PETITPAS married 
François GIROUARD
Marriage date: abt. 1785
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François GIROUARD was the child of Jean Baptiste GIROUARD and Madeleine LEBLANC
François GIROUARDMarriage date: abt. 1785
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François GIROUARD was the child of Jean Baptiste GIROUARD and Madeleine LEBLANC
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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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - 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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Death — 183522 December 1835
Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
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