Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor  Joseph  GIROUARD

  (b. abt. 1755 Port Royal, Acadia   d. 12 October 1814 Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph GIROUARD was born abt. 1755 in Port Royal, Acadia

Joseph GIROUARD was the child of Michel GIROUARD   and   Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Germain GIROUARD and Marie DOUCET (maternal)  Michel HACHE dit GALLANT and Madeleine LEBLANC

Joseph was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement


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Joseph  married  Marie-Josephe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS 10 February 1777 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS  was born 20 March 1754 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade).  Marie-Josephe was the child of François GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Felicite BAILLARGEON.

Joseph GIROUARD died 12 October 1814 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Joseph GIROUARD married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS-- Date: 10 February 1777 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was the child of François GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Felicite BAILLARGEON




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Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1777 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GIROUARD and Marie-Josephe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS 10 February 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
1782 Birth of Child
Agathe GIROUARD was born 26 October 1782, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1809 Marriage of Child
Agathe GIROUARD married 10 October 1809, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Joseph GENEST dit LABARRE
death1814 Death
12 October 1814
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
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