Francois-Xavier GIRARD

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15 October 1798 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Died

18 December 1846 , La Malbaie, Canada East

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François-Xavier GIRARD Rosalie BONNEAU

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Born: 15 October 1798 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

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Francois-Xavier married Monique HARVEY 20 August 1833 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Monique HARVEY was born 21 January 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Monique died 16 December 1889 in Jonquière, Québec, Canada. Monique was the child of Louis HERVE (HARVEY) and Catherine PERRON.

Francois-Xavier GIRARD died 18 December 1846 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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Francois-Xavier GIRARD married

Monique HARVEY
Marriage date: 20 August 1833
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Monique HARVEY was the child of Louis HERVE (HARVEY) and Catherine PERRON

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Children of Francois-Xavier GIRARD and Monique HARVEY

Jean GIRARD

Born: 15 September 1834, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 16 March 1899, Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Married: Emerentienne BOUCHARD 9 February 1858 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1798
15 October 1798
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Xavier GIRARD and Monique HARVEY 20 August 1833, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 34 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Jean GIRARD was born 15 September 1834, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Francois-Xavier was 35 years old.

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)