Marie-Suzanne GIARD

Born

21 September 1725 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

14 February 1809 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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Gabriel GIARD Suzanne MENARD dite LAPORTE

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Born: 21 September 1725 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel GIARD

Mother: Suzanne MENARD dite LAPORTE

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas GIARD dit ST-MARTIN , Claude PRATTE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MENARD dit ST-ONGE , Suzanne LAPORTE

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Marie-Suzanne married Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE 27 September 1745 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 30 May 1782 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Joseph was the child of Dominique GAREAU and Geneviève DAUNAIS (DAUNAY).

Marie-Suzanne GIARD died 14 February 1809 in Saint-Constant, 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-Suzanne GIARD married

Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE
Marriage date: 27 September 1745
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE was the child of Dominique GAREAU and Geneviève DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Children of Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Suzanne GIARD

Francois GAREAU

Born: 11 November 1764, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 November 1836, Iberville, Lower Canada

Married: Josette LAMOUREUX 1 July 1788 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1725
21 September 1725
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Suzanne GIARD and Joseph GAREAU dit ST-ONGE 27 September 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 20 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1764 Birth of Child
Francois GAREAU was born 11 November 1764, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Suzanne was 39 years old.

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.