Germain Jacques GIROUARD

Born

abt. 1711 , Acadia, Canada

Died

31 May 1779 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada

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Germain GIROUARD Marie DOUCET

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Born: abt. 1711 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Germain GIROUARD

Mother: Marie DOUCET

Paternal grandparents: Jacques Jacob GIROUARD , Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Maternal grandparents: Toussaint Dit François DOUCET , Marie CAISSIE

Germain Jacques was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Germain Jacques married Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) 24 November 1733 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) was born abt. 1714 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie died 2 December 1757 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie was the child of Charles ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Françoise MIRANDE LAMIRANDE-TAVARE.

Germain Jacques married (2) Marguerite HENRY 4 July 1763 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite HENRY was born abt. 1743 in Canada. Marguerite died 28 July 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marguerite was the child of Pierre HENRY and Marguerite BRAZEAU (BRASSEUR).

Germain Jacques GIROUARD died 31 May 1779 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Spouse & Children of Germain Jacques GIROUARD

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Germain Jacques GIROUARD married

Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)
Marriage date: 24 November 1733
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) was the child of Charles ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Françoise MIRANDE LAMIRANDE-TAVARE

Children of Germain Jacques GIROUARD and Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Josephte GIROUARD

Born: 16 December 1734, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 5 October 1823, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Jean Joseph THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) 1754

Marie Anne GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1737, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 11 July 1801, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste-Benjamin DUPONT 20 February 1754 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie Louise GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1739, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 28 November 1813, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD 31 March 1761 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Françoise GIROUARD

Born: 4 October 1745, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 7 January 1823, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-François CLOUTIER 9 October 1775 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Victor GIROUARD

Born: abt. 1748, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 3 May 1828, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC 25 September 1775 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Germain Jacques GIROUARD married

Marguerite HENRY
Marriage date: 4 July 1763
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite HENRY was the child of Pierre HENRY and Marguerite BRAZEAU (BRASSEUR)

Children of Germain Jacques GIROUARD and Marguerite HENRY

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Germain Jacques GIROUARD and Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) 24 November 1733, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1734 Birth of Child
Josephte GIROUARD was born 16 December 1734, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1745 Birth of Child
Françoise GIROUARD was born 4 October 1745, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne GIROUARD married 20 February 1754, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Jean-Baptiste-Benjamin DUPONT

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) died 2 December 1757, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie Louise GIROUARD married 31 March 1761, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Germain Jacques GIROUARD and Marguerite HENRY 4 July 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1775 Marriage of Child
Victor GIROUARD married 25 September 1775, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Marguerite LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC

1775 Marriage of Child
Françoise GIROUARD married 9 October 1775, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Charles-François CLOUTIER

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.