François
GIRARD
Born
19 June 1754
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died
5 April 1846
,
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
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Born: 19 June 1754 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Father:
Pierre GIRARD
Mother:
Marie-Anne VÉZINA
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre-Louis GIRARD
, Marguerite TARDIF
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre VÉZINA
, Marie-Jeanne LETARTRE (LETARTE)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Madeleine TREMBLAY 18 November 1776 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Madeleine TREMBLAY was born 13 November 1757 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Madeleine died 23 November 1841 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Nicolas TREMBLAY and Madeleine FORTIN.
François GIRARD died 5 April 1846 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, 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.
Spouse & Children of François GIRARD
François GIRARD married 
Madeleine TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 18 November 1776
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Madeleine TREMBLAY was the child of Nicolas TREMBLAY and Madeleine FORTIN
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Madeleine TREMBLAYMarriage date: 18 November 1776
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Madeleine TREMBLAY was the child of Nicolas TREMBLAY and Madeleine FORTIN
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of François GIRARD and Madeleine TREMBLAY
François GIRARDBorn: 10 September 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 March 1867, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
Died: 28 March 1867, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
Married: Marie TREMBLAY 24 January 1804 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Married: Josephte GAUTHIER 14 January 1806 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Alexis GIRARDBorn: 10 June 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 November 1857, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
Died: 8 November 1857, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
Prosper GIRARDBorn: abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 October 1829, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
Died: 9 October 1829, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
Married: Angélique TREMBLAY 10 January 1815 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Marie-Josephte GIRARDBorn: 6 June 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 December 1837, Napierville, Lower Canada
Died: 12 December 1837, Napierville, Lower Canada
Married: Abraham TREMBLAY 15 November 1803 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Madeleine GIRARDBorn: 27 December 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Lambert SIMARD 23 November 1802 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Benoni-Henri GIRARDBorn: 5 September 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 May 1858, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
Died: 6 May 1858, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
Felicite GIRARDBorn: 19 January 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 August 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 13 August 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Placide GIRARDBorn: 8 February 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 2 April 1829, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
Died: 2 April 1829, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
Married: Moise TREMBLAY 6 November 1810 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Elizee GIRARDMarried: Quirille SIMARD 13 February 1818 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Roger GIRARDBorn: 21 July 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
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Birth — 175419 June 1754
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
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.
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.
1776 Marriage / PartnerFrançois GIRARD and Madeleine TREMBLAY 18 November 1776, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
He was 22 years old.
1778 Birth of ChildFrançois GIRARD was born 10 September 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 24 years old.
1780 Birth of ChildAlexis GIRARD was born 10 June 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 25 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephte GIRARD was born 6 June 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 29 years old.
1785 Birth of ChildMadeleine GIRARD was born 27 December 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 31 years old.
1787 Birth of ChildBenoni-Henri GIRARD was born 5 September 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 33 years old.
1789 Birth of ChildFelicite GIRARD was born 19 January 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 34 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1793 Birth of ChildPlacide GIRARD was born 8 February 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 38 years old.
1795 Birth of ChildElizee GIRARD was born 24 April 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 40 years old.
1796 Birth of ChildRoger GIRARD was born 21 July 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 42 years old.
1802 Marriage of ChildMadeleine GIRARD married 23 November 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Lambert SIMARD
1803 Marriage of ChildMarie-Josephte GIRARD married 15 November 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Abraham TREMBLAY
1804 Marriage of ChildFrançois GIRARD married 24 January 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie TREMBLAY
1806 Marriage of ChildFrançois GIRARD married 14 January 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Josephte GAUTHIER
1810 Marriage of ChildPlacide GIRARD married 6 November 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Moise TREMBLAY
1811 Death of ChildFelicite GIRARD died 13 August 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
François was 57 years old.
1815 Marriage of ChildProsper GIRARD married 10 January 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Angélique TREMBLAY
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Marriage of ChildElizee GIRARD married 13 February 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Quirille SIMARD
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1829 Death of ChildPlacide GIRARD died 2 April 1829, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
François was 74 years old.
1829 Death of ChildProsper GIRARD died 9 October 1829, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
François was 75 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1837 Death of ChildMarie-Josephte GIRARD died 12 December 1837, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)
François was 83 years old.
1839 Death of ChildElizee GIRARD died 21 August 1839, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
François was 85 years old.
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1841 Death of Spouse/PartnerMadeleine TREMBLAY died 23 November 1841, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, 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)
Death — 18465 April 1846
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
He died at the age of 91.
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