Anne Helene GIROUARD

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14 April 1728 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

1 September 1807 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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François GIROUARD Anne BOURGEOIS

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Born: 14 April 1728 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: François GIROUARD

Mother: Anne BOURGEOIS

Paternal grandparents: Jacques Jacob GIROUARD , Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Maternal grandparents: Germain BOURGEOIS , Madeleine DUGAS

Anne Helene 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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Anne Helene married Claude BENOIT 14 February 1746 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Claude BENOIT was born abt. 1713 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Claude died 11 August 1784 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Claude was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT.

Anne Helene GIROUARD died 1 September 1807 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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Anne Helene GIROUARD married

Claude BENOIT
Marriage date: 14 February 1746
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
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Claude BENOIT was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT

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From An Acadian Parish Remembered

The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste

Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755

14 February 1746 Marriage Claude Benoits and Anne Girouard

On 14 February 1746 in Port-Royal, Acadia, Canada, Anne-Hélène married Claude Benoit, the son of Claude Benoit and Jeanne Hébert.

(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume I. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).

Canada Marriages, 1661-1949

groom's name: Claude Benoit

groom's birth date:

groom's birthplace: Saint Joseph De La Vieciaire De Canard

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bride's name: Anne Girouard

bride's birth date:

bride's birthplace: Annapolis Royal

bride's age:

marriage date: 14 Feb 1746

marriage place: Annapolis Royal, Digby, Nova Scotia

groom's father's name: Claude Benoit

groom's mother's name: Jeanne Herbert

bride's father's name: Francois Girouard

bride's mother's name: Anne Girouard

groom's race:

groom's marital status: Unknown

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bride's race:

bride's marital status: Unknown

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indexing project (batch) number: M53406-2

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1320000

reference number: p307

source: familysearch.org

Children of Claude BENOIT and Anne Helene GIROUARD

Joseph BENOIT

Born: abt. 1749, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: , , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marguerite Felicite DAIGLE 9 September 1771 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: Marie-Esther LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 4 February 1799 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean Baptiste BENOIT

Born: abt. 1750, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Anne Madeleine ROY 10 February 1777 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: Marie-Anne DESMARAIS 25 February 1805 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre BENOIT

Born: abt. 1759, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 31 October 1816, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU 26 February 1781 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine BENOIT

Born: 30 January 1762, Saint-Ours, Canada
Died: 7 May 1834, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine NAULT 29 September 1783 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: Marguerite CHAPDELAINE 30 May 1796 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: Marie ST-MARTIN 13 February 1804 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Michel BENOIT

Born: 18 September 1763, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 August 1829, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise NAULT (HENAULT) 18 October 1784 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marguerite BENOIT

Born: 17 May 1765, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 May 1824, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: François DAIGLE 9 January 1786 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles BENOIT

Born: abt. 1767, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

François BENOIT

Born: abt. 1768, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1794,

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Birth — 1728
14 April 1728
Port Royal, Acadia

Baptism - St. Jean Baptiste - Annapolis Royal, Acadia
17 April 1728
Baptism
Anne Helene Giroard
born 14 April 1728, born and baptised at the house by Guillaume Blanchard, 14 April 1728
Father: François Giroard
Mother: Anne Bourgeois
Godparents:
Claude Bourgeois
Marie Joseph Giroard, daughter of Claude Giroard

www.gov.ns.ca/ nsarm/ cap/ acadian/ registers_image.asp?ID=1647&Search=helene%20girouard&fieldSelect=name
The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755

1746 Marriage / Partner
Anne Helene GIROUARD and Claude BENOIT 14 February 1746, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 17 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Antoine BENOIT was born 30 January 1762, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Anne Helene 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Michel BENOIT was born 18 September 1763, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Anne Helene was 35 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marguerite BENOIT was born 17 May 1765, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Anne Helene was 37 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph BENOIT married 9 September 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marguerite Felicite DAIGLE

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste BENOIT married 10 February 1777, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Anne Madeleine ROY

1781 Marriage of Child
Pierre BENOIT married 26 February 1781, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Madeleine MATHIEU

1783 Marriage of Child
Antoine BENOIT married 29 September 1783 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Catherine NAULT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Claude BENOIT died 11 August 1784, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1784 Marriage of Child
Michel BENOIT married 18 October 1784, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Françoise NAULT (HENAULT)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BENOIT married 9 January 1786, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to François DAIGLE

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Antoine BENOIT married 30 May 1796, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marguerite CHAPDELAINE

1799 Marriage of Child
Joseph BENOIT married 4 February 1799, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Esther LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Antoine BENOIT married 13 February 1804, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie ST-MARTIN

1805 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste BENOIT married 25 February 1805, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Anne DESMARAIS