Pierre GIROUX

Born

19 July 1747 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

15 December 1805 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES Catherine LONGTIN

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Born: 19 July 1747 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES

Mother: Catherine LONGTIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES , Marie-Angelique MAHEU

Maternal grandparents: Jérôme LONGTIN , Marie-Louise DUMAS

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Pierre married Marie-Suzanne MONBLEAU 28 September 1772 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Suzanne MONBLEAU was born 20 May 1755 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Marie-Suzanne was the child of Pierre MONBLEAU (MAUBLOT) and Clemence LAROCHE.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Josephte CHARLAND 2 August 1790 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte CHARLAND was born 25 June 1772 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte died 11 December 1854 in Lacolle, Canada East . Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX.

Pierre GIROUX died 15 December 1805 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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Pierre GIROUX married

Marie-Suzanne MONBLEAU
Marriage date: 28 September 1772
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Suzanne MONBLEAU was the child of Pierre MONBLEAU (MAUBLOT) and Clemence LAROCHE

Children of Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Suzanne MONBLEAU

Marie-Suzanne GIROUX

Born: abt. 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Étienne DUQUET 19 May 1794 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Pierre GIROUX married

Marie-Josephte CHARLAND
Marriage date: 2 August 1790
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Josephte CHARLAND was the child of Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Children of Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Josephte CHARLAND

Pierre GIROUX

Born: 8 March 1805, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: January 1893, Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada

Married: Marie-Lucie BOUTIN 24 November 1823 Place: L'Acadie, 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 — 1747
19 July 1747
Québec Province, Canada

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Suzanne MONBLEAU 28 September 1772 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GIROUX and Marie-Josephte CHARLAND 2 August 1790, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 43 years old.

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Suzanne GIROUX married 19 May 1794, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Étienne DUQUET

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