René GIRARD

Born

29 July 1756 , Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Died

15 October 1846 , La Baie, Canada East

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Jerome GIRARD Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY

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Born: 29 July 1756 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Father: Jerome GIRARD

Mother: Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Louis GIRARD , Marguerite TARDIF

Maternal grandparents: Jean TREMBLAY , Catherine LAVOIE

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René married Marguerite FOURNIER 28 October 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite FOURNIER was born 16 October 1763 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marguerite was the child of Nicolas FOURNIER and Marie-Geneviève DAMOUR (D'AMOURS).

René GIRARD died 15 October 1846 in La Baie, Canada East .
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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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Marguerite FOURNIER
Marriage date: 28 October 1787
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite FOURNIER was the child of Nicolas FOURNIER and Marie-Geneviève DAMOUR (D'AMOURS)

Children of René GIRARD and Marguerite FOURNIER

Isaac GIRARD

Born: 28 May 1791, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 6 November 1879, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Modeste TREMBLAY 8 February 1814 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Felicite GIRARD

Born: 2 October 1794, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexandre BOUCHARD 12 April 1842 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Helene GIRARD

Born: 11 August 1804, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 10 September 1830, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Damase BOUCHARD 16 January 1821 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Octave GIRARD

Born: 3 September 1806, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 4 November 1855, La Baie, Canada East

Married: Marcelline DUFOUR 8 September 1840 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1756
29 July 1756
Les Éboulements, 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
René GIRARD and Marguerite FOURNIER 28 October 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 31 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Isaac GIRARD was born 28 May 1791, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 34 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Felicite GIRARD was born 2 October 1794, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 38 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Helene GIRARD was born 11 August 1804, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 48 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Octave GIRARD was born 3 September 1806, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 50 years old.

1814 Marriage of Child
Isaac GIRARD married 8 February 1814 , Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Modeste TREMBLAY

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Helene GIRARD married 16 January 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Damase BOUCHARD

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

1830 Death of Child
Helene GIRARD died 10 September 1830, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 74 years old.

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

1840 Marriage of Child
Octave GIRARD married 8 September 1840, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marcelline DUFOUR

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Marriage of Child
Felicite GIRARD married 12 April 1842, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Alexandre BOUCHARD

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 — 1846
15 October 1846
La Baie, Canada East
He died at the age of 90.

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