Antoine-Adrien GIRARD

Born

9 September 1775 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 November 1851 , Verchères, Canada East

Antoine-Adrien married Marie-Louise CHAGNON 16 February 1801 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise CHAGNON was born 28 May 1781 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 20 February 1864 in Verchères, Canada East . Marie-Louise was the child of Barthélémy CHAGNON and Veronique MARTEL .

Parents & Family of Antoine-Adrien GIRARD

Parents of Antoine-Adrien GIRARD

Father

Louis GIRARD

Mother

Josephe BREILLARD (BREARD) dite LAROCHE

Grandparents of Antoine-Adrien GIRARD

Paternal grandparents

Louis-Joseph GIRARD Josephte SENECAL

Maternal grandparents

Mathurin BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE Marie-Charlotte LEMOINE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine-Adrien GIRARD

Antoine-Adrien GIRARD married

Marie-Louise CHAGNON
Marriage date: 16 February 1801
Marriage place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise CHAGNON was the child of Barthélémy CHAGNON and Veronique MARTEL

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Antoine-Adrien GIRARD and Marie-Louise CHAGNON

Charlotte GIRARD

Born: 22 August 1806, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 1 June 1845, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON 27 November 1823 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1775
9 September 1775
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Antoine-Adrien GIRARD and Marie-Louise CHAGNON 16 February 1801, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Charlotte GIRARD was born 22 August 1806, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine-Adrien was 30 years old.

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

1823 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GIRARD married 27 November 1823, Verchères, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON

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

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)

1845 Death of Child
Charlotte GIRARD died 1 June 1845, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine-Adrien was 69 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

Death — 1851
27 November 1851
Verchères, Canada East
He died at the age of 76.

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