Laurent GIRARD

Born

4 October 1802 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

7 August 1854 , La Malbaie, Canada East

Parents & Family of Laurent GIRARD

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Laurent GIRARD.

Parents

Augustin GIRARD Marie-Josephte BOIVIN

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 4 October 1802 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Father: Augustin GIRARD

Mother: Marie-Josephte BOIVIN

Paternal grandparents: Augustin GIRARD , Marie-Procule LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents: Louis-Marc BOIVIN , Elisabeth TREMBLAY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Laurent married Suzanne DUCHESNE 10 July 1827 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne DUCHESNE was born 17 April 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Suzanne died 23 January 1878 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Suzanne was the child of Jean DUCHESNE and Marie THIBAULT.

Laurent GIRARD died 7 August 1854 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Laurent appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into the Everyday Life of a Québécois Man in the Mid-1800s

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Laurent GIRARD

Hide Family & Children

Laurent GIRARD married

Suzanne DUCHESNE
Marriage date: 10 July 1827
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

See marriage record for Laurent GIRARD and Suzanne DUCHESNE
Suzanne DUCHESNE was the child of Jean DUCHESNE and Marie THIBAULT

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Laurent GIRARD and Suzanne DUCHESNE

Adelaide GIRARD

Born: abt. 1830, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Theodule TREMBLAY 2 August 1853 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Laurent GIRARD.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Laurent GIRARD.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Laurent GIRARD and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1802
4 October 1802
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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 / Partner
Laurent GIRARD and Suzanne DUCHESNE 10 July 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Marriage of Child
Adelaide GIRARD married 2 August 1853, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Theodule TREMBLAY