Henri GIRARD

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21 December 1775 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 February 1843 , Les Éboulements, Canada East

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Augustin GIRARD Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

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Born: 21 December 1775 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Augustin GIRARD

Mother: Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Louis GIRARD , Marguerite TARDIF

Maternal grandparents: Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) , Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

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Henri married Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE 28 July 1794 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 29 August 1771 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Anne died 4 July 1827 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Anne was the child of Barthelemy AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine TREMBLAY.

Henri GIRARD died 21 February 1843 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .
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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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Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE
Marriage date: 28 July 1794
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE was the child of Barthelemy AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine TREMBLAY

Children of Henri GIRARD and Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Angele GIRARD

Born: 11 July 1795, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 12 April 1881, Saint-Hilarion, Québec, Canada

Married: Theodore TREMBLAY 12 January 1819 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joachim GIRARD

Born: 11 November 1796, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 23 October 1883, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Christine TREMBLAY 16 November 1824 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Christine GIRARD

Born: 10 March 1803, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 19 December 1861, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Louis TREMBLAY 11 February 1839 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Henri GIRARD

Born: 5 June 1805, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 8 January 1849, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Emerentienne TREMBLAY 24 July 1827 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph GIRARD

Born: 20 January 1807, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 7 October 1858, Laterrière, Canada East

Married: Geneviève GAUTHIER 14 February 1831 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1775
21 December 1775
Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
Henri GIRARD and Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE 28 July 1794, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 18 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Angele GIRARD was born 11 July 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Henri was 19 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Joachim GIRARD was born 11 November 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Henri was 20 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Christine GIRARD was born 10 March 1803, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Henri was 27 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Henri GIRARD was born 5 June 1805, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Henri was 29 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Joseph GIRARD was born 20 January 1807, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Henri was 31 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Angele GIRARD married 12 January 1819, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Theodore TREMBLAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Joachim GIRARD married 16 November 1824, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Christine TREMBLAY

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE died 4 July 1827, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1827 Marriage of Child
Henri GIRARD married 24 July 1827, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Emerentienne TREMBLAY

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Joseph GIRARD married 14 February 1831, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Geneviève GAUTHIER

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Marriage of Child
Christine GIRARD married 11 February 1839, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Louis TREMBLAY

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

Death — 1843
21 February 1843
Les Éboulements, Canada East
He died at the age of 67.

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