Augustin GIRARD

Born

15 August 1765 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 August 1831 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Augustin GIRARD Marie-Procule LAVOIE

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Born: 15 August 1765 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Augustin GIRARD

Mother: Marie-Procule LAVOIE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Louis GIRARD , Marguerite TARDIF

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE , Helene FORTIN

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Augustin married Marie-Josephte BOIVIN 15 November 1791 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephte BOIVIN was born 22 February 1770 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Josephte died 2 January 1836 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Louis-Marc BOIVIN and Elisabeth TREMBLAY.

Augustin GIRARD died 9 August 1831 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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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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Marie-Josephte BOIVIN
Marriage date: 15 November 1791
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Marie-Josephte BOIVIN was the child of Louis-Marc BOIVIN and Elisabeth TREMBLAY

Children of Augustin GIRARD and Marie-Josephte BOIVIN

Etienne GIRARD

Born: 12 July 1794, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 22 January 1865, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 15 November 1819 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Marie GIRARD

Born: 28 July 1796, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 18 February 1858, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Agnes TREMBLAY 8 January 1822 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne GIRARD

Born: 1 August 1798, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 17 December 1889, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada

Married: Marcelline DUFOUR 7 February 1832 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Laurent GIRARD

Born: 4 October 1802, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 7 August 1854, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Suzanne DUCHESNE 10 July 1827 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Noel GIRARD

Born: 25 December 1809, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine GIRARD 21 June 1831 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1765
15 August 1765
Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

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 Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Augustin GIRARD and Marie-Josephte BOIVIN 15 November 1791, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 26 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Etienne GIRARD was born 12 July 1794, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 28 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GIRARD was born 28 July 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 30 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Etienne GIRARD was born 1 August 1798, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 32 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Laurent GIRARD was born 4 October 1802, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 37 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Noel GIRARD was born 25 December 1809, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 44 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
Etienne GIRARD married 15 November 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie TREMBLAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie GIRARD married 8 January 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Agnes TREMBLAY

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

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 Marriage of Child
Laurent GIRARD married 10 July 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Suzanne DUCHESNE

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England