Francoise GIRARD

Born

24 August 1711 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

15 December 1784 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques GIRARD Mathurine POIRÉ

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Born: 24 August 1711 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques GIRARD

Mother: Mathurine POIRÉ

Paternal grandparents: Joachim GIRARD , Marie HALAY

Maternal grandparents: Laurent POIRÉ , Geneviève LECLERC

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Francoise married Louis COUTURE 28 September 1744 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis COUTURE was born 29 March 1716 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Guillaume COUTURE and Marie-Anne ADAM.

Francoise GIRARD died 15 December 1784 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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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Francoise GIRARD married

Louis COUTURE
Marriage date: 28 September 1744
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

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Louis COUTURE was the child of Guillaume COUTURE and Marie-Anne ADAM

Children of Louis COUTURE and Francoise GIRARD

Marie-Francoise COUTURE

Born: 10 September 1746, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 21 April 1817, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Benoni FOURNIER 14 January 1771 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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Birth — 1711
24 August 1711
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Francoise GIRARD and Louis COUTURE 28 September 1744, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 33 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise COUTURE was born 10 September 1746, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Francoise was 35 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise COUTURE married 14 January 1771, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Benoni FOURNIER

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.