Joseph GIRARD

(b. 23 January 1764 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 March 1828 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GIRARD was born 23 January 1764 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph GIRARD was the child of Joseph GIRARD and Marie-Anne PROVOST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Joseph GIRARD and Josephte SENECAL (maternal) Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) and Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Charlotte BISSONNET 18 October 1784 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte BISSONNET was born 31 January 1763 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charlotte died 4 August 1846 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charlotte was the child of Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Josephte SENÉCAL.

Joseph GIRARD died 7 March 1828 in Varennes, Lower 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Joseph GIRARD married

Charlotte BISSONNET-- Date: 18 October 1784 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte BISSONNET was the child of Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Josephte SENÉCAL

Children of Joseph GIRARD and Charlotte BISSONNET:

Michel GIRARD (b.14 March 1789, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 August 1868, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS 14 November 1808 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1764 Birth
23 January 1764
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GIRARD and Charlotte BISSONNET 18 October 1784, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 20 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Michel GIRARD was born 14 March 1789, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Michel GIRARD married 14 November 1808, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS

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