Pierre Girouard was born Abt. 1673 at Port Royal, Acadia, and died Aft. 1732.
First wife Marie Comeau was born Abt. 1678 at Port Royal, Acadia, and died Abt. 1709 at Port Royal, Acadia. They were married Abt. 1697 at Port Royal, Acadia.
Their children were:
1- Marie Girouard b: Abt. 1698 Port Royal, Acadia; d: 13 March 1758 St. Charles de Bellechasse, Quebec
+Jean Trahan b: Abt. 1690 Mines, Acadia; m: Abt. 1714 Acadia; d: 24 March 1758 St. Charles de Bellechasse, Quebec
2- Claude Girouard b: Abt. 1699 Port Royal, Acadia; d: 18 March 1768 St. Charles de Bellechasse, Quebec
+Madeleine Vincent b: 1 January 1709 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 6 January 1709 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal); m: 3 June 1726 Port Royal, Acadia; d: 26 February 1768 St. Charles de Bellechasse, Quebec
3- Pierre Girouard b: Abt. 1701 Port Royal, Acadia; d: 26 January 1719 Grand Pre, Acadia
4- Anne Girouard b: Abt. 1704 Port Royal, Acadia; d: 10 December 1761 St. Suliac, Bretagne, France
+Thomas Doiron b: Abt. 1699 Acadia; m: Abt. 1724 Acadia; d: 1758 At sea during crossing to France
Notes for Anne Girouard:
- 1752 Ile St. Jean census (Riviere du Moulin a Scie): Thomas Douaron, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 53 years, and has been in the country two years. Married to Anne Giroir, native of l'Acadie, aged 48 years. They have ten children, four sons and six daughters: Paul Douaron, aged 21 years; Charles, aged 14 years; Alexandre, aged 12 years; Jasques, aged 10 years; Roze, aged 22 years; Magdelaine, aged 18 years; Anne, aged 8 years; Marie Marthe, aged 6 years; Elizabeth, aged 5 years; Margueritte, aged 3 years. In live stock they have one ox, one heifer, two sows, one pig, and thirty-three fowls. The land upon which they are settled is situated on the south side of the Rivière du Nord-Est, and was given to them by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it, they have made a clearing of two arpents in extent and have sown two bushels of wheat.
- 1 November 1758: Anne Giroire, widow, children Charles, Jacques, Anne, Marie Rose and Alexandre disembarked at St. Malo from the ship Le Duc Guillaume. They lived in St. Suliac 1758-1761.
5- Jacques Girouard b: Abt. 1707 Port Royal, Acadia; d: 5 December 1764 Le Mirebalais, St. Domingue, West Indies
+Marie Boisseau b: 17 August 1712 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 18 August 1712 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal); m: 31 July 1730 Grand Pre, Acadia
6- Etienne Girouard b: 21 December 1708 Grand Pre, Acadia
Second wife Marie Doiron was born Abt. 1694 in Acadia, and died Aft. 1732. They were married 14 November 1709 at Grand Pre, Acadia.
Their children were:
1- Charles Girouard b: 30 November 1710 Grand Pre, Acadia
2- Veronique Girouard b: 1 March 1712 Grand Pre, Acadia; d: Bef. 14 February 1764
+Pierre Barrieau b: Abt. 1707 Port Royal, Acadia; m: Abt. 1730 Acadia; d: Bef. 14 February 1764
Notes for Veronique Girouard:
- 1752 Ile St. Jean census: Pierre Barriaud, native of l'Acadie, aged 45 years, he has been in the country two years. Married to Veronique Giroir, native of l'Acadie, aged 44 years. They have two sons and seven daughters: Jean Baptiste Barriaud, aged 19 years; Olivier, aged 15 years; Marie Blanche, aged 17 years; Anne, aged 13 years; Anastasie, aged 11 years; Pelagie, aged 9 years; Frozine, aged 7 years; Marie, aged 5 years; Helenne, aged one year. And in live stock four oxen, one cow, one calf, one wether, five ewes, two sows, five pigs, and twenty-five fowls. The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made on it a clearing of eight arpents in extent, where they have sown seven bushels of wheat and seven bushels of oats.
3- Honore Girouard b: Abt. 1714 Grand Pre, Acadia; d: Bef. 1785 Nantes, France
+Marie Josephe Theriot b: Abt. 1720 Acadia; m: Abt. 1740 Acadia; d: Abt. 1786 Lafourche, LA
Notes for Honore Girouard:
- 23 January 1759: Honore Giroire, wife Marie Josephe Terriot and children Prosper, Helene Judith, and Eudoxile disembarked at St. Malo from one of the ‘Five Ships’. They lived in Pleslin 1759-1764, and St. Suliac 1764-1772.
- 15 November 1775, 2nd convoy to Nantes: Honore Girouard 62 laborer, Marie Josephe Terriot 55, Eudoxie 29, Marie Rose 14
- 1785 L’Amitie: Marie Joseph Theriot, widow Giroire, 65, Eudoze 38, Marie Rose 23.
- 1788 Lafourche census: Jean Pierre Hebert 40, wife Vedocille Giroir 41, Ambroise Hebert 42 brother, Marie Rose Giroir 26 sister-in-law.
4- Louis Paul Girouard b: Abt. 1716 Grand Pre, Acadia; d: Aft. 1763
+Marie Thibodeau b: 9 October 1717 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 9 October 1717 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal); m: Abt. 1736 Acadia; d: Abt. 1763 Halifax, NS
Notes for Louis Paul Girouard:
- 1752: at Malpeque, Ile St. Jean
- 1758: After Louisbourg's fall, they sought refuge at baie des Chaleurs and afterward, they were taken prisoners in Halifax.
5- Marie Josephe Girouard b: 27 October 1717 Grand Pre, Acadia (baptism: 1 May 1718 Grand Pre, Acadia); d: 16 November 1764 Le Mirebalais, St. Domingue, West Indies; burial: 16 November 1764 Mirebalais
+Germain Jean Pitre b: Abt. 1714 Pisiquid, Acadia; m: Abt. 1736 Acadia; d: 20 October 1764 Le Mirebalais, St. Domingue, West Indies; burial: 20 October 1764 Mirebalais
6- Madeleine Girouard b: 24 May 1719 Grand Pre, Acadia; d: 14 December 1803 Carleton, Quebec
+Joseph Leblanc b: Abt. 7 November 1718 Grand Pre, Acadia; m: Abt. 1740 Acadia; d: 30 March 1818 Carleton, Quebec
7- Marguerite Girouard b: Abt. 1723 Grand Pre, Acadia; d: Bef. 1785 Nantes, France
+Basile Boudrot b: 14 June 1718 Grand Pre, Acadia; m: Abt. 1743 Acadia; d: Bef. 1785 Nantes, France
Notes for Marguerite Girouard:
- 1752 Ile St. Jean census: Le Sr. Emard de Thezen, from Dauphiné, merchant, aged 43 years, he has been in the country three years. Jacques Meunier, native of Balle, Switzerland, an arrival from the British possessions, aged 18 years, domestic to the said Sr. Emard. Bazille Boudrot, his farmer, native of l'Acadie, aged 30 years, he has been in the country two years. Married to Margueritte Giroire, native of l'Acadie, aged 30 years. They have three children, one son and two daughters: Pierre Paul Boudrot, aged 8 years; Marie Joseph, aged 4 years; Euphrosinne, aged 2 years. In live stock they have three cows with their calves, four geese, one horse, five ewes, and ten fowls.
The said Sr. Emard holds his land by purchase from Monsieur Saint-Villemay. He has made a clearing for the sowing of 96 bushels the coming spring.
- 9 March 1759: Bazile Boudrot, wife Marguerite Giroire, children Pierre, Amand, Alexis, Marie Josephe, Marguerite, and Celeste disembarked at St. Malo from the ship du Supply. They lived in Pleudihen 1759-1772.
- March 1776, 4th convoy to Nantes: Basile Boudrot, wife Marguerite Giroire and their family of 8 persons.
8- Jean Girouard b: 18 May 1729 Grand Pre, Acadia
9- Marie Girouard b: Abt. 1731 Grand Pre, Acadia
+Charles Benoit b: Abt. 1726 Acadia; m: Abt. 1755; d: 29 November 1758 hospital, St. Malo, Bretagne, France
*2nd Husband of Marie Girouard:
+Charles Landry b: Abt. 1730 Acadia; m: 25 January 1763 Pleudihen, Bretagne, France
Notes for Marie Girouard:
- 1 November 1758: Charles Benoist & Marie Giroire disembarked at St. Malo from the ship le Duc Guillaume. They lived on the rue des Bouchers in St. Suliac until his death.
- Charles Landry & Marie Girouard lived in Pleudihen 1763-1772.
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