Charles Girouard (abt. 1689)

Born about 1689 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Bastarache — married 14 Nov 1713 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Husband of Marie-Josephe Pitre — married 16 Jun 1744 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie , Colony of Nova Scotia

Descendants

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Biography

Charles Girouard was born about 1689 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, son of Jacques Girouard (abt. 1648–1703) and Marguerite Gautrot (abt. 1654–1727).^[1]

In 1693, at Port Royal, Charles, aged 4, lived with his parents, Jacob [sic] Giroud [sic], aged 46, and Marguerite Goutrot [sic], aged 39, and his 10 siblings: Alexandre, aged 22, Pierre, aged 20, Jean, aged 17, Marie, aged 15, Francois, aged 13, Marguerite, aged 10, Claude, aged 9, Guillaume, aged 7, Denis, aged 5, and Germain, aged 2. The family owned 2 guns and lived on 22 arpents of cultivable land with 25 cattle, 30 sheep, and 15 pigs.^[2]

Charles married twice.^[3]

Charles (23) married first Anne Bastarache (19) (born in 1693 in Port-Royal; daughter of Jean (Bastarache) Bastarache dit Le Basque and Huguette Vincent) on 14 Nov 1713 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia.^[4][5] Their known children were:

1. Charles Girouard (1716–bef. 1763) .
2. Marie Josèphe Girouard (1717–aft. 1763) .
3. Joseph Girouard (1720–abt. 1804) .
4. Anne Girouard (1722–1800) .
5. Magdelaine Girouard (1723–bef. 1763) .
6. Francois Girouard (1726–aft. 1763) .
7. Bazile Girouard (1728–bef. 1758)
8. Gregoire Girouard 1731-1734

Charles (54) married second Marie-Josephe Pitre (35) (born on 28 Dec 1708 in Port-Royal, widow of Charles Simon, daughter of François Pierre Pitre and Anne Prejean) on 16 Jun 1744 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie.Witnesses were Guillaume Girouard, François Girouard, Jean Prejean and Charles Prijean. There was a dispensation for 3-4 consanguinity.^[6]

Children:

1. Madeleine (Nathalie) Girouard 1745-1763/
2. Anselme Girouard 1747-/1763
3. Gregoire Girouard 1748-
4. Bonaventure Girouard 1751-

Biographie

"L'autre branche de la famille remonte à Charles Girouard, le neuvième fils de Jacques à François, qui est né vers 1689. Charles s'est marié deux fois : en premières noces, à Port-Royal, le 14 novembre 1713, à Anne Bastarache, fille de Jean Bastarache et d'Huguette Vincent, et en secondes noces, au même endroit, le 16 juin 1744, à Marie-Josèphe Pitre, fille de François Pitre et d'Anne Préjean, et veuve de Charles Simon dit Boucher"^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth-Census-Parents-Marriages-Children: White, Stephen A., Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes, 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; pp. 721 & 738; #13
2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 62-108;

   at Port Royal: Jacob Giroud 46, Marguerite Goutrot 39, ALexandre 22, Pierre 20, Jean 17, Marie 15, Francois 13, Marguerite 10, Claude 9, Guillaume 7, Denis 5, Charles 4, Germain 2; 25 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 pigs, 22 arpents, 2 guns. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Jacques Girouard was listed as Jacob Giroud, and Gautrot was listed as Goutrot.

3. ↑ Birth-Marriages-Children-Death: Arsenault, Bona, "Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens," 1625-1810; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, 6 vols.; p. 570 (Port Royal)
4. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 168) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/168?r=0&s=5
5. ↑ An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 Charles Girouard and Anne Bastarache marriage RG 1 volume 26 page 307 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=1294
6. ↑ An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 Charles Girouard and Marie Joseph Pitre marriage RG 1 volume 26a page 268 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=2724
7. ↑ White, Stephen A. La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des "Retrouvailles 94", Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994). (Girouard)