Charlotte GIRARD

Born

22 August 1806 , Verchères, Lower Canada

Died

1 June 1845 , Verchères, Canada East

Charlotte married Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON 27 November 1823 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON was born 3 August 1796 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste died 23 April 1854 in Verchères, Canada East . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Michel CHAGNON and Charlotte LACAILLE .

Parents & Family of Charlotte GIRARD

Parents of Charlotte GIRARD

Father

Antoine-Adrien GIRARD

Mother

Marie-Louise CHAGNON

Grandparents of Charlotte GIRARD

Paternal grandparents

Louis GIRARD Josephe BREILLARD (BREARD) dite LAROCHE

Maternal grandparents

Barthélémy CHAGNON Veronique MARTEL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charlotte GIRARD

Charlotte GIRARD married

Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON
Marriage date: 27 November 1823
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON was the child of Michel CHAGNON and Charlotte LACAILLE

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

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON and Charlotte GIRARD

Louise CHAGNON

Born: 13 May 1824, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 13 June 1850, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Joseph GUYON 25 July 1842 Place: Verchères, Canada East

Adeleine CHAGNON

Born: abt. 1826, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: David DUHAMEL 29 September 1846 Place: Verchères, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1806
22 August 1806
Verchères, Lower Canada

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 / Partner
Charlotte GIRARD and Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON 27 November 1823, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 17 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Louise CHAGNON was born 13 May 1824, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte was 17 years old.

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

1842 Marriage of Child
Louise CHAGNON married 25 July 1842, Verchères, Canada East to Joseph GUYON

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)