François
GIRARD
Born
10 September 1778
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
28 March 1867
,
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
Parents & Family of François GIRARD
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Born: 10 September 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
François GIRARD
Mother:
Madeleine TREMBLAY
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre GIRARD
, Marie-Anne VÉZINA
Maternal grandparents:
Nicolas TREMBLAY
, Madeleine FORTIN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie TREMBLAY 24 January 1804 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . Marie TREMBLAY was born 17 February 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie died 29 February 1804 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie was the child of Jacques-Vincent-Athanase TREMBLAY and Catherine LABRANCHE dite LAFOREST.
François married (2) Josephte GAUTHIER 14 January 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte GAUTHIER was born 29 August 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Josephte died 31 December 1862 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Dorothee BOUCHARD.
François GIRARD died 28 March 1867 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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 François GIRARD
François GIRARD married 
Marie TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 24 January 1804
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie TREMBLAY was the child of Jacques-Vincent-Athanase TREMBLAY and Catherine LABRANCHE dite LAFOREST
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie TREMBLAYMarriage date: 24 January 1804
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie TREMBLAY was the child of Jacques-Vincent-Athanase TREMBLAY and Catherine LABRANCHE dite LAFOREST
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of François GIRARD and Marie TREMBLAY
No children are currently listed for this couple.
François GIRARD married Josephte GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 14 January 1806
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
See marriage record for François GIRARD and Josephte GAUTHIER
Josephte GAUTHIER was the child of Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Dorothee BOUCHARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Josephte GAUTHIERMarriage date: 14 January 1806
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
See marriage record for François GIRARD and Josephte GAUTHIERJosephte GAUTHIER was the child of Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Dorothee BOUCHARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of François GIRARD and Josephte GAUTHIER
Francois GIRARDBorn: 10 September 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 12 July 1852, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
Died: 12 July 1852, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
Married: Marcelline FORTIN 23 April 1833 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
Hippolyte GIRARDMarried: Virginie COTE 19 January 1830 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
Benjamin GIRARDBorn: 2 March 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 20 December 1903, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
Died: 20 December 1903, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
Married: Dosithee GIRARD 12 August 1851 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 177810 September 1778
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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
1804 Marriage / PartnerFrançois GIRARD and Marie TREMBLAY 24 January 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 25 years old.
1804 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie TREMBLAY died 29 February 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
1806 Marriage / PartnerFrançois GIRARD and Josephte GAUTHIER 14 January 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 27 years old.
1808 Birth of ChildFrancois GIRARD was born 10 September 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 30 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildHippolyte GIRARD was born 2 December 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 31 years old.
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 England1825 Birth of ChildBenjamin GIRARD was born 2 March 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 46 years old.
1830 Marriage of ChildHippolyte GIRARD married 19 January 1830, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Virginie COTE
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1833 Marriage of ChildFrancois GIRARD married 23 April 1833, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Marcelline FORTIN
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1851 Marriage of ChildBenjamin GIRARD married 12 August 1851, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Dosithee GIRARD
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1852 Death of ChildFrancois GIRARD died 12 July 1852, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
François was 73 years old.
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1862 Death of Spouse/PartnerJosephte GAUTHIER died 31 December 1862, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
Death — 186728 March 1867
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
He died at the age of 88.
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