Jean-Baptiste GIROUX

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26 October 1719 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

24 December 1776 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph-Noël GIROUX Geneviève CADIEUX

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Born: 26 October 1719 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Noël GIROUX

Mother: Geneviève CADIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Raphaël GIROUX , Marie-Madeleine VACHON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Charles-François CADIEUX dit COURVILLE , Madeleine NEVEU

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Jean-Baptiste married Angélique TESSIER 23 January 1747 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Angélique TESSIER was born 23 November 1725 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Angélique died 2 October 1780 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAPLANTE and Angélique GARNIER.

Jean-Baptiste GIROUX died 24 December 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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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Angélique TESSIER
Marriage date: 23 January 1747
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Angélique TESSIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAPLANTE and Angélique GARNIER

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Angélique GIROUX

Born: 25 October 1747, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 21 January 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: François BABEU 4 February 1771 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Louise GIROUX

Born: 10 February 1755, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François JOLIVET 26 April 1773 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Geneviève GIROUX

Born: 13 August 1757, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1793, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre PERRIER dit OLIVIER 17 October 1774 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Louise GIROUX

Born: 19 September 1762, Beauport, Québec, Canada
Died: 25 June 1793, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel-François GIBEAU 26 November 1781 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine GIROUX

Born: 25 October 1770, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 August 1814, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 22 February 1789 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1719
26 October 1719
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1747 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GIROUX and Angélique TESSIER 23 January 1747, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 27 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Angélique GIROUX was born 25 October 1747, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GIROUX was born 10 February 1755, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Geneviève GIROUX was born 13 August 1757, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GIROUX was born 19 September 1762, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

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.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine GIROUX was born 25 October 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Angélique GIROUX married 4 February 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François BABEU

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GIROUX married 26 April 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François JOLIVET

1774 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GIROUX married 17 October 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre PERRIER dit OLIVIER

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.