Toussaint GIROUX

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2 November 1633 , France

Died

15 February 1715 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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Jean GIROUX Marie-Marguerite QUILLERON

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Born: 2 November 1633 in France

Father: Jean GIROUX

Mother: Marie-Marguerite QUILLERON

Toussaint was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1654.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Toussaint married Marie GODARD 29 September 1654 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie GODARD was born abt. 1640 in France. Marie died 21 November 1684 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie was the child of Robert GODARD and Antoinette GRANDPIERRE.

Toussaint married (2) Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC 29 October 1686 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC was born 3 May 1651 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Thérèse died 10 July 1729 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Leonard LEBLANC and Marie-Marguerite RITON.

Toussaint GIROUX died 15 February 1715 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .
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Toussaint GIROUX married

Marie GODARD
Marriage date: 29 September 1654
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie GODARD was the child of Robert GODARD and Antoinette GRANDPIERRE

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Children of Toussaint GIROUX and Marie GODARD

Charles GIROUX

Born: 30 April 1655, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 7 May 1655, Québec, Canada, New France

Raphaël GIROUX

Born: 21 July 1656, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 11 February 1715, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine VACHON 26 November 1681 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Charles GIROUX

Born: 10 August 1658, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 23 December 1708, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Toussaint GIROUX

Born: 24 April 1660, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 7 July 1660, Québec, Canada, New France

Michel GIROUX

Born: 13 June 1661, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 5 August 1715, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Thérèse PREVOST 18 August 1683 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Toussaint GIROUX

Born: 17 October 1663, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 November 1663, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean GIROUX

Born: 26 October 1664, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 16 January 1733, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Suzanne BÉLANGER 12 February 1686 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Married: Marie-Charlotte GARNIER 22 August 1707 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Marie-Anne GIROUX

Born: 28 December 1666, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 9 June 1711, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste PREVOST 18 August 1683 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean-Baptiste GIROUX

Born: 16 December 1668, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Madeleine GIROUX

Born: 29 December 1669, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 4 June 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre CHORET 21 January 1686 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Married: Maurice RHÉAUME 10 January 1705 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Toussaint GIROUX

Born: 1 March 1672, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 February 1750, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Thérèse DAUPHIN 15 November 1690 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Monique GIROUX

Born: abt. 1679, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 March 1727, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Noel VACHON dit PAMERLAUX 24 October 1695 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Toussaint GIROUX married

Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC
Marriage date: 29 October 1686
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC was the child of Leonard LEBLANC and Marie-Marguerite RITON

Children of Toussaint GIROUX and Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC

Marie-Angelique GIROUX

Born: 14 February 1688, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 30 July 1746, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Vincent-Ignace RODRIGUE 7 January 1707 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Married: Jacques PARADIS 15 February 1729 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

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Birth — 1633
2 November 1633
France

Biography
GIROUX - from the Germanic name 'Gerwulf', which comes from 'gari' which means 'spear' and from wulf' which means 'wolf'. Toussaint Giroux was baptized on November 2, 1633 in Réveillon, Orne, Normandy. Son of Jean Giroux and Marguerite Quilleron, he married Marie Godard, of unknown parentage, on September 29, 1654 in Quebec. The couple have 12 children. Arriving around 1650, this canvas weaver lives in Beauport. In 1681, he owns 3 guns, 12 cattle, a 'mare' and 53 acres of land. On October 29, 1686 in Beauport, widower, he married a widow, Thérèse Leblanc, daughter of Léonard and Marie Riton. The couple have a daughter. In 1691, the pioneer separated from his wife with whom he did not get along. He died on February 15, 1715 and was buried the next day in Beauport.
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1654 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint GIROUX and Marie GODARD 29 September 1654, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 20 years old.

1655 Birth of Child
Charles GIROUX was born 30 April 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint was 21 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1656 Birth of Child
Raphaël GIROUX was born 21 July 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint was 22 years old.

1658 Birth of Child
Charles GIROUX was born 10 August 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint was 24 years old.

1660 Birth of Child
Toussaint GIROUX was born 24 April 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint was 26 years old.

1661 Birth of Child
Michel GIROUX was born 13 June 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint was 27 years old.

1663 Birth of Child
Toussaint GIROUX was born 17 October 1663, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint was 29 years old.

1664 Birth of Child
Jean GIROUX was born 26 October 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint was 31 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GIROUX was born 28 December 1666, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint was 33 years old.

1668 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIROUX was born 16 December 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint was 35 years old.

1669 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GIROUX was born 29 December 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint was 36 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Toussaint GIROUX was born 1 March 1672, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint was 38 years old.

1681 Marriage of Child
Raphaël GIROUX married 26 November 1681, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Marie-Madeleine VACHON

1683 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GIROUX married 18 August 1683, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Jean-Baptiste PREVOST

1683 Marriage of Child
Michel GIROUX married 18 August 1683, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Thérèse PREVOST

1684 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie GODARD died 21 November 1684, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

1686 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint GIROUX and Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC 29 October 1686, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 53 years old.

1686 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GIROUX married 21 January 1686, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Pierre CHORET

1686 Marriage of Child
Jean GIROUX married 12 February 1686, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Suzanne BÉLANGER

1688 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique GIROUX was born 14 February 1688, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Toussaint was 54 years old.

1690 Marriage of Child
Toussaint GIROUX married 15 November 1690, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Thérèse DAUPHIN

1695 Marriage of Child
Monique GIROUX married 24 October 1695, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Noel VACHON dit PAMERLAUX

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1705 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GIROUX married 10 January 1705, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Maurice RHÉAUME

1707 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique GIROUX married 7 January 1707, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Vincent-Ignace RODRIGUE

1707 Marriage of Child
Jean GIROUX married 22 August 1707, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Marie-Charlotte GARNIER

1708 Death of Child
Charles GIROUX died 23 December 1708, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Toussaint was 75 years old.

1711 Death of Child
Marie-Anne GIROUX died 9 June 1711, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint was 77 years old.

Death — 1715
15 February 1715
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 81.

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