Augustin Girard

Brief Life History of Augustin

When Augustin Girard was born on 26 October 1792, in Les Éboulements, Charlevoix-Ouest, Quebec, Canada, his father, Augustin Girard, was 27 and his mother, Marie Josephe Victoire Boivin, was 22. He married Victoria Huyet dit Champagne on 10 August 1830, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Port Huron Township, St. Clair, Michigan, United States in 1840.

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Family Time Line

Augustin Girard
1792–
Victoria Huyet dit Champagne
1808–
Marriage: 10 August 1830
William Gerow Sr
1831–1915
Julia Gerow
1835–1891
Zoa Gerow
1836–1909
Marie Anne Girard
1837–
Adeline Gerow
1843–1890

Sources (10)

  • Agustus Geran, "United States, Census, 1840"
  • August Gerowe, "Michigan, Deaths, 1867-1897"
  • Augustus Gerome in entry for Dewitt Stevens and Zoa Lagan, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1805

The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Andre, Luc, Marcel, Fernand, Lucien, Dominique, Laurent, Alphonse, Emile, Adrien, Jacques.

French: from the personal name Girard, a variant of Gérard (see Gerard ).

History: Jean Girard dit Deraine from Haarlem in the Netherlands married Dorothée Rancin in Quebec City, QC, in 1694. Joachim Girard from Le Vaudreuil in Eure, France, married Marie Halay in Quebec City, QC, in 1660. Pierre Girard from Les Sables-d’Olonne in Vendée, France, married Suzanne Lavoie in QC in 1669. Pierre Girard from Bures in Orne, France, married Françoise Gratiot in QC c. 1681.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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