Augustin GIRARD

Born

27 July 1728 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

4 November 1807 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Louis GIRARD Marguerite TARDIF

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Born: 27 July 1728 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Louis GIRARD

Mother: Marguerite TARDIF

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GIRARD , Suzanne LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume LETARDIF , Marguerite GODIN

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Augustin married Marie-Procule LAVOIE 7 January 1754 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Procule LAVOIE was born 9 February 1735 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Procule died 18 November 1769 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Procule was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Helene FORTIN.

Augustin married (2) Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY) 14 October 1771 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY) was born 17 September 1744 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Geneviève died 3 July 1793 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Geneviève was the child of Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY.

Augustin GIRARD died 4 November 1807 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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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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Marie-Procule LAVOIE
Marriage date: 7 January 1754
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Procule LAVOIE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Helene FORTIN

Children of Augustin GIRARD and Marie-Procule LAVOIE

Jean-Baptiste GIRARD

Born: 7 April 1757, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 7 May 1847, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Madeleine MARTEL 26 October 1778 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph-Marie GIRARD

Born: 16 January 1762, Les Éboulements, Canada
Died: 28 April 1810, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite TREMBLAY 5 August 1800 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Augustin GIRARD

Born: 15 August 1765, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 August 1831, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte BOIVIN 15 November 1791 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin GIRARD married

Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY)
Marriage date: 14 October 1771
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY) was the child of Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

Children of Augustin GIRARD and Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Henri GIRARD

Born: 21 December 1775, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 February 1843, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE 28 July 1794 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Alexis GIRARD

Born: 18 January 1778, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 March 1822, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe TREMBLAY 20 October 1801 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Theotiste GIRARD

Born: 1 February 1780, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis BOIVIN 1 August 1803 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Juste GIRARD

Born: 17 April 1782, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 December 1850, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Francois JEAN 25 May 1809 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1728
27 July 1728
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Augustin GIRARD and Marie-Procule LAVOIE 7 January 1754, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 25 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIRARD was born 7 April 1757, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 28 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GIRARD was born 16 January 1762, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 33 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Augustin GIRARD was born 15 August 1765, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 37 years old.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Procule LAVOIE died 18 November 1769, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1771 Marriage / Partner
Augustin GIRARD and Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY) 14 October 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 43 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Henri GIRARD was born 21 December 1775, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 47 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Alexis GIRARD was born 18 January 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 49 years old.

1778 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIRARD married 26 October 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Madeleine MARTEL

1780 Birth of Child
Theotiste GIRARD was born 1 February 1780, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 51 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Juste GIRARD was born 17 April 1782, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 53 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

1791 Marriage of Child
Augustin GIRARD married 15 November 1791, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Josephte BOIVIN

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

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève GUAY (CASTONGUAY) died 3 July 1793, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1794 Marriage of Child
Henri GIRARD married 28 July 1794, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie GIRARD married 5 August 1800, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marguerite TREMBLAY

1801 Marriage of Child
Alexis GIRARD married 20 October 1801, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Josephe TREMBLAY

1803 Marriage of Child
Theotiste GIRARD married 1 August 1803, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Louis BOIVIN

Death — 1807
4 November 1807
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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