Clement David Girouard (1884)

Born 28 Mar 1884 in Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, Saint Mary, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Mathilda Leblanc — married 29 Sep 1913 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth/Baptism

Clement Girouard, son of David Girouard and Marie Cormier, was born on 28 March 1884. His baptism was recorded the same day in the Mont-Carmel parish register.^[1]

After his father's death, it seems he was adopted by Magloire Girouard and Collette Cormier.

Marriage

Clement D. Girouard and Matilde LeBlanc were married at New Bedford, MA. on 29 September 1913.^[2][3]

Military

Clement Girouard United States World War I Draft Registration Cards Name Clement Girouard Event Type Draft Registration Event Date 1917-1918 Event Place New Bedford City no 1, Massachusetts, United States Gender Male Nationality Great Britain Birth Date 28 Mar 1884 Birthplace , , Canada^[4]

Census

In the 1901 census, Clement (age 16) lived in St. Mary, Kent, New Brunswick.^[5] He was listed as the adoptive son of Magloire Girouard and his date of birth was given as 20 Apr 1884 in New Brunswick.

1920, New Bedford Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts^[6]

Household/Role/Sex/Age/Birthplace

Clement Girouard Head M 34 Canada

Mathilda Girouard Wife F 38 Canada

John Morey Roomer M 22 Massachusetts

Jaoquim Morey Roomer M 23 Massachusetts

Caroline Morey Roomer F 24 Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ IGD, Baptism Clement Girouard, 28 March 1884, Ste-Marie de Mont-Carmel, Institut généalogique Drouin.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZT-QM1P : 5 January 2017), Clement D Girouard and Matilde LeBlanc, 29 Sep 1913; citing Marriage, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, 267, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 577,299.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N46C-NYN : 7 December 2017), Clement D Girouard and Matilde LeBlanc, 29 Sep 1913; citing New Bedford, , Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,945.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZN3-XW7 : 12 December 2014), Clement Girouard, 1917-1918; citing New Bedford City no 1, Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,674,420.
5. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1901," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 24 Jul 2022). Item Number: 541409, Image Number: Z000026990. Entry for Clement Girouard, Age: 16, Province: New Brunswick, District Name: Kent, District Number: 17, Sub-District Name: St. Mary, Sub-District Number: G, Page Number: 17, Microfilm: T-6441.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTB-NT2 : accessed 19 December 2017), Clement Girouard, New Bedford Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 117, sheet 8A, line 12, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 685; FHL microfilm 1,820,685.