Benjamin
GIRARD
Born
1 September 1803
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died
7 February 1870
,
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada
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Benjamin GIRARD was born 1 September 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas-Godefroy GIRARD and Marie Josephe Claire "Victoire" FILION (maternal) René-Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Julie-Therese TREMBLAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benjamin married Marie-Justine BLUTEAU 31 January 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Justine BLUTEAU was born 18 August 1806 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Justine died 17 December 1882 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Justine was the child of Joseph-Hippolyte BLUTEAU and Sylvie SIMARD.
Benjamin GIRARD died 7 February 1870 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada .
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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.
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Marie-Justine BLUTEAU-- Date: 31 January 1826 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie-Justine BLUTEAU was the child of Joseph-Hippolyte BLUTEAU and Sylvie SIMARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Justine BLUTEAU-- Date: 31 January 1826 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada Marie-Justine BLUTEAU was the child of Joseph-Hippolyte BLUTEAU and Sylvie SIMARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Benjamin GIRARD and Marie-Justine BLUTEAU
Olive GIRARD (b.17 February 1828, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. , )m. Leon TREMBLAY 30 January 1844 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)
Marguerite GIRARD (b.3 March 1832, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. 26 December 1905, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada )m. Mars TREMBLAY 7 June 1869 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)
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1803 Birth 1 September 1803
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
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 England
1826 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin GIRARD and Marie-Justine BLUTEAU 31 January 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 22 years old.
1828 Birth of ChildOlive GIRARD was born 17 February 1828, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)
Benjamin was 24 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1832 Birth of ChildMarguerite GIRARD was born 3 March 1832, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)
Benjamin was 28 years old.
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)
1844 Marriage of ChildOlive GIRARD married 30 January 1844, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Leon TREMBLAY
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.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.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1869 Marriage of ChildMarguerite GIRARD married 7 June 1869, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Mars TREMBLAY
1870 Death 7 February 1870
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 66.
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