Michel
GIRARD
(b.
28 September 1827
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
d.
27 March 1890
,
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada
)
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Michel GIRARD was born 28 September 1827 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Michel GIRARD was the child of Charles GIRARD and Catherine BIDAGUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GIRARD and Françoise MARANDA (maternal) Pierre BIDAGUIN and Marguerite RIELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marie DURAND 24 July 1849 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie DURAND was born 26 May 1831 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Marie died 6 June 1909 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie was the child of Joseph-Ambroise DURAND and Ursule BRISSETTE.
Michel GIRARD died 27 March 1890 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, 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.
Family and Children of Michel GIRARD
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Marie DURAND-- Date: 24 July 1849 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East
Marie DURAND was the child of Joseph-Ambroise DURAND and Ursule BRISSETTE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Michel GIRARD and Marie DURAND:
Rosilda Eliza GIRARD (b.28 January 1854, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East d. 19 January 1950, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Narcisse LEBLANC 1 September 1873 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville)
Marie DURAND-- Date: 24 July 1849 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East Marie DURAND was the child of Joseph-Ambroise DURAND and Ursule BRISSETTE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Michel GIRARD and Marie DURAND:
Rosilda Eliza GIRARD (b.28 January 1854, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East d. 19 January 1950, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA)m. Narcisse LEBLANC 1 September 1873 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville)
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1827 Birth 28 September 1827
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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 Marriage / PartnerMichel GIRARD and Marie DURAND 24 July 1849, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
He was 21 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.1854 Birth of ChildRosilda Eliza GIRARD was born 28 January 1854, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Michel was 26 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.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 Marriage of ChildRosilda Eliza GIRARD married 1 September 1873, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville) to Narcisse LEBLANC
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - 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.
1890 Death 27 March 1890
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 62.
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