Françoise GIROUARD

Born

4 October 1745 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

7 January 1823 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

Françoise married Charles-François CLOUTIER 9 October 1775 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles-François CLOUTIER was born 3 May 1730 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Charles-François died 13 January 1795 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . Charles-François was the child of Guillaume CLOUTIER and Marie-Anne PELLETIER .

Parents & Family of Françoise GIROUARD

Parents of Françoise GIROUARD

Father

Germain Jacques GIROUARD

Mother

Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Grandparents of Françoise GIROUARD

Paternal grandparents

Germain GIROUARD Marie DOUCET

Maternal grandparents

Charles ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) Françoise MIRANDE LAMIRANDE-TAVARE

Françoise 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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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Françoise GIROUARD

Françoise GIROUARD married

Charles-François CLOUTIER
Marriage date: 9 October 1775
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles-François CLOUTIER was the child of Guillaume CLOUTIER and Marie-Anne PELLETIER

Children of Charles-François CLOUTIER and Françoise GIROUARD

François-Benonie CLOUTIER

Born: 10 April 1781, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 October 1847, L'Islet, Canada East

Married: Marguerite MOREAU 9 September 1802 Place: L'Islet, Lower Canada

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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 — 1745
4 October 1745
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GIROUARD and Charles-François CLOUTIER 9 October 1775, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 30 years old.

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.

1781 Birth of Child
François-Benonie CLOUTIER was born 10 April 1781, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Françoise was 35 years old.

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)

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles-François CLOUTIER died 13 January 1795, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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

1802 Marriage of Child
François-Benonie CLOUTIER married 9 September 1802, L'Islet, Lower Canada to Marguerite MOREAU

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

Death — 1823
7 January 1823
L'Islet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.

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