Marie-Celeste
GIRARD
(b.
13 September 1813
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
d.
10 September 1865
,
Saint-Valentin, Canada East
)
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Marie-Celeste GIRARD was born 13 September 1813 in Varennes, Lower Canada
Marie-Celeste GIRARD was the child of Michel GIRARD and Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GIRARD and Charlotte BISSONNET (maternal) Joseph MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Louise-Marguerite JODOINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Celeste married Julien GAUDREAU 8 February 1831 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julien GAUDREAU was born 17 August 1806 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Julien died 17 July 1885 in Saint-Sébastien, Iberville, Québec, Canada (St-Sebastien). Julien was the child of Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU and Marie-Françoise LAPORTE.
Marie-Celeste GIRARD died 10 September 1865 in Saint-Valentin, Canada East.
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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 Marie-Celeste GIRARD
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Julien GAUDREAU-- Date: 8 February 1831 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Julien GAUDREAU was the child of Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU and Marie-Françoise LAPORTE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Julien GAUDREAU and Marie-Celeste GIRARD:
Octave GAUDREAU (b.13 June 1839, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. abt. 1925, Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada)
m. Adelaide TRAHAN 20 January 1858 in Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada
Julien GAUDREAU-- Date: 8 February 1831 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada Julien GAUDREAU was the child of Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU and Marie-Françoise LAPORTE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Julien GAUDREAU and Marie-Celeste GIRARD:
Octave GAUDREAU (b.13 June 1839, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. abt. 1925, Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada)m. Adelaide TRAHAN 20 January 1858 in Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada
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1813 Birth 13 September 1813
Varennes, 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 England
1831 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Celeste GIRARD and Julien GAUDREAU 8 February 1831, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
She was 17 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1839 Birth of ChildOctave GAUDREAU was born 13 June 1839, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Marie-Celeste was 25 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)
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.1858 Marriage of ChildOctave GAUDREAU married 20 January 1858, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada to Adelaide TRAHAN
1865 Death 10 September 1865
Saint-Valentin, Canada East
She died at the age of 52.
Added: 1/15/2026 1:22:59 PM
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