Jean-Baptiste GIRARD

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4 March 1732 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

26 February 1803 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Pierre GIRARD Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

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Born: 4 March 1732 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GIRARD

Mother: Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Jacques GIRARD , Marguerite-Ursule BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME , Anne-Marie JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Françoise DORÉ 2 February 1761 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise DORÉ was born 20 March 1732 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 2 April 1813 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Françoise was the child of Étienne DORÉ and Charlotte MORISSET.

Jean-Baptiste GIRARD died 26 February 1803 in Varennes, 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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Jean-Baptiste GIRARD married

Françoise DORÉ
Marriage date: 2 February 1761
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada
Françoise DORÉ was the child of Étienne DORÉ and Charlotte MORISSET

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Thérèse GIRARD

Born: 6 December 1761, Varennes, Canada
Died: 17 September 1832, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GEOFFRION 28 September 1778 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Françoise GIRARD

Born: 23 February 1767, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 1 August 1785 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1732
4 March 1732
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GIRARD and Françoise DORÉ 2 February 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 28 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Thérèse GIRARD was born 6 December 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Françoise GIRARD was born 23 February 1767, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 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.