Therese
GIRARD
Born
2 January 1804
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died
25 May 1889
,
La Malbaie, Québec, Canada
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Born: 2 January 1804 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Father:
François-Xavier GIRARD
Mother:
Rosalie BONNEAU
Paternal grandparents:
Nicolas GIRARD
, Marie-Françoise DESBIENS
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques BONNEAU
, Marie-Geneviève FORTIN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Therese married Louis-Venant DESMEULES 6 February 1838 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Venant DESMEULES was born 8 September 1810 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Louis-Venant died 16 December 1874 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Louis-Venant was the child of Joseph DEMEULES (DESMEULES) and Monique FORTIN.
Therese GIRARD died 25 May 1889 in La Malbaie, 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.
Spouse & Children of Therese GIRARD
Therese GIRARD married 
Louis-Venant DESMEULES
Marriage date: 6 February 1838
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Louis-Venant DESMEULES was the child of Joseph DEMEULES (DESMEULES) and Monique FORTIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Louis-Venant DESMEULESMarriage date: 6 February 1838
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Louis-Venant DESMEULES was the child of Joseph DEMEULES (DESMEULES) and Monique FORTIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis-Venant DESMEULES and Therese GIRARD
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Birth — 18042 January 1804
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1838 Marriage / PartnerTherese GIRARD and Louis-Venant DESMEULES 6 February 1838, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
She was 34 years old.
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)
1846 Birth of ChildPhilomene DESMEULES was born 11 March 1846, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Therese was 42 years old.
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.1864 Marriage of ChildPhilomene DESMEULES married 12 January 1864, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Georges BARRETTE
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.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1874 Death of Spouse/PartnerLouis-Venant DESMEULES died 16 December 1874, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
1877 Death of ChildPhilomene DESMEULES died 16 December 1877, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Therese was 74 years old.
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.Death — 188925 May 1889
La Malbaie, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 85.
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