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VOLUME 4: QUÉBEC


The settlement, after Deportations and Migrations of Acadian descendants of François Girouard and Jeanne Aucoin in root area # 6: Québec; the settlement of descendants of French-Canadian branch of Girouards originating from Antoine Girouard directly from France and the descendants of Belgium, French-Canadian Girouards, descending from Pierre Realh, directly from of Liége Belgium- and all their descendants in the Canada and the USA.

Acadian branch regions: Deschambault. • Lotbinière • Deschaillons • Les Becquets • Bécancour • St-Ours-sur Richelieu. St-Antoine-sur-Richelieu • St-Jude • St-Barnabé • La Présentation • St-Hyacinthe • Marieville • St-Phillipe • L'Acadie • St-Eustache • Deux-Montanges • St-Benoît • Drummondville • Victoriaville • Arthabaska • Tetford Mines • Warwick • Asbestos • Sherbrooke • Montréal • Québec city and migrating to various other centres in Québec, Ontario and in general in many parts of Canada and USA wherever their routes lead them.

Chapter 1, volume 4: Acadian Girouards of Québec.


Highlights: There are nine branches of the Acadian master chart that established permanent roots in Québec. The first Acadian Girouard of this number appears to be Germain III à Germain II à Germain [AMC Block D-3b] who married 1733 at Notre-Dame Church, establishing at St-Hyacinthe, PQ.


Early history • the Patriots (Jean Joseph Girouard) battles, imprisonment, executions and expulsion • maps • individual family genealogies of many branches from 1640 to 2002 • original master chart genealogy system establishing international links and international family identity for all Acadian Québec descendants • photos of ancestors and descendants today • Acadian illustrated feature stories of prominent descendants • early French education opportunities for some Acadians • Acadians in politics • Joseph Éna Girouard colleague and close family friend of former Prime Minister of Canada, Wilfrid Laurier • The Louis Réal question • Girouard pioneers in Québec • War Heroes: René de la Bruère Girouard • Luc Girouard, pioneer of Vernon, B.C • Gold rush years • the history and development of the town of Drummondville from its first electrical lights, Joseph Éna Girouard, its first Mayor.

Chapter 2, Volume4: French-Canadian Girouard Branches in Quebec originating from France, descending from Antoine Girouard and Anne-Marie Barré.


French-Canadian Branch Regions: Salaberry de Valleyfield • Beauharnois • St-Timothé • Dorval • St-Benoit • Deux Montagne and migrating to various other centres in PQ, Ontario and in general in many parts of Canada and USA.
Highlights maps •family research and genealogy of Supreme Court Judge Désiré Girouard •individual family genealogies of many branches from 1640 to 2002 • original master chart genealogy system establishing international links and international family identity for all French-Canadian descendants of Antoine • illustrated feature stories of prominent descendants • life of Messire Antoine Girouard founder of St-Hyacinthe College and monument statue in his honor •French-Canadian descendants in politics • war heroes: Sir Percy Girouard: Governor of Kenya, Africa, his involvement with former Prime Minister of England, Sir Winston Churchill • the role of the railway during the Boer war • Judge Jean Girouard, descending from Jean-Baptiste and Brigitte Monpetit which is expanded in subchart 2000 is the key genealogist and link today between Acadian and French-Canadian Branches internationally • Family Reunion 1979 of descendants of Jean-Baptiste Girouard and Victoria Legault (chief organizers Laurent and Bruno Girouard) • family reunion of the descendants of the five sons of Laurent Girouard and Parmélie Rollin. This Laurent descends from another Laurent, son of Joseph Girouard and Josephe Bleau [FCMC Block O-4]. (chief organizers: Amand Girouard, Cécile Girouard and Armand Girouard Lafrenière). The first Family reunion recorded with representation from both the French-Canadian Branch and Acadian branches of Girouards at Quatre Vents, Dorval, and PQ. Sept 14, 1907.

Chapter 2 Volume 4 Quebec French-Canadian branches descending from Pierre Realh, Liége Belgium.

Important birth record and geneology establishing this branch which to date has not been published to my knowledge • Belgium Master chart • genealogy from 1726 to 2002 of known descendants of this branch.

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