François Girouard dit La Varenne

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  • 1671 Acadie Census - shown to be 50 years old which estimates birth c.1621.

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François arrived on Acadia in 1640.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);

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accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Francois Girouard, person ID LBM3-Y94. 3

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);

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accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Francois Girouard, person ID LBM3-Y94. 3

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;

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accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Francois Girouard, person ID LBM3-Y94. 3

François Girouard dit La Varenne came from France with his wife Jeanne Aucoin, according to two depositions, one made by his great-grandson Pierre Richard (Doc. inéd., Vol. II, p. 191), and another made by Louis Courtin, husband of his great-great-granddaughter Marie-Josèphe Martin (ibid., Vol. III, p. 27). Both of these depositions erroneously call the Girouard ancestor Jacques, instead of François, probably because the deponents presumed that he had borne the same first name as his elder son, to whom they were both connected. François is the name that one finds, however, in three Acadian censuses and in his younger son’s marriage record in the register of Beaubassin.
Per Stephen White, Fracois arrived in Acadia about the year 1640. He was a Ploughman and Laboreur.

Francois died between the 1686 and 1693 Acadian census. No exact date of death is recorded for him (per Stephen A. White)
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La Chausse, Vienne, Laudun, France
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New Brunswick, Canada
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weRelate:
Francois Girouard
Birth  1621 • France
Death  1693 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1647
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Francois+Girouard+%281%29

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FamilySearch: Family Tree
François Girouard dit La Varenne
Birth  3 December 1620 • La Chaussée, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
Death  27 September 1703 • Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  François Girouard • Geraldine Marie Vienneau
Spouse  Jeanne Aucoin
Children  Cormier • Francois Girouard • Germain Girouard • Jacques Jacob Girouard LaVerenne • Louis Giraud • Marie GIROUARD • Marie Girouard • Marie Madeleine Girouard • d'Anne Girouard

Lead confidence: 5
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/LBM3-Y94

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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Francois Girouer in entry for Germain Girouer and Marie Bourgeois, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
Lead confidence: 4
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL57-Y4S

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Non-standard gedcom data: 1 REFN 13BC_PAC 2 SOUR Ancêtre du Cardinal Rodrigue Villeneuve.

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!BIRTH: Information from Bergeron, Le Grand Arrangement des Acadiens au Quebec, Volume 2, "La Famille des Girouard," pages 10-13; Montreal, Editions Elysee, 1981; available at the Library of Congress,Local History and Genealogy Room, open stacks area, call number CS88.Q4B47 (1961)(says this person is the parent of Anne; gives a year of birth). !CHRISTENING: Information not researched. !MARRIAGE: Information from Bergeron, Le Grand Arrangement des Acadiens au Quebec, Volume 2, "La Famille des Girouard," pages 1-13; Montreal, Editions Elysee, 1981; available at the Library of Congress, Local History and Genealogy Room, open stacks area, call number CS88.Q4B47 (1961)(says this person is Anne's parent; fives marriage year, says marriage probably in France). !DEATH: Information not researched.!BURIAL: Information not researched. !OTHER SOURCE: Beauregard, Dictionnaire Genealogique de nos Origines, Chapter 3; available on the Internet at www.cam.org/~beaur/gen/ dgo.html (gives vital data and entire family membership).

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MARRIAGE RECORDED IN LDS INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX

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!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

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1621

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! Francois arrived in Acadia (Canada) about 1640.

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!Wife Jeanne Aucoin marr. abt 1647. Arrived from France in Acadia about 1640. Info from History of the Acadiens, vol 2, pg. 567,568.

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came Port Royal 1645-67, progenitor of all Acadian Girouards.

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(1621)

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Francois GIROUARD, 50, wife Jeanne AUCOIN 40; Children (3 married): Jacob 23, Marie 20, Marie Magdeleine 17, (not married): Germain 14, Anne 12; cattle 16, sheep 12. [1671 Census]

1678 Acadian Census
Francois Girouer & Jeanne Aucoin 15 acres 18 cattle
Germain Girouer 22 1657
Germain 1657 1656

1686 acadian census Port Royal
Francoise GIROUARD 70, Jeanne 55; they had 5 children whom this census shows below; 1 gun,
5 arpents, 13 cattle, 16 sheep, 8 hogs.

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Girouard Coat of Arms

The Girouard Coat of Arms is described as:
Red background with three pennants, two in gold and one in silver or "Gules, three pennants, two in chief or and one in argent". The red symbolizes the planet Mars and denotes military fortitude.

The family Coat of Arms is the Family Shield. The term comes from the fact the design used to be embroidered on a tunic, hence 'Coat', this design was usually given to a knight once he became entitledto bear Arms. The design could then also be used as a uniform for the servants of the household. When the knight went to war the design was not only worn on the tunic but was also put on the shield, as it was the largest piece of equipment the knight had and as the shield was easily seen it made sense to have the design put upon it so people could see who was who at a distance on the battlefield.

The family Crest was a design that was placed upon the Helmet. The early type of crest was a plume of horsehair (like the Roman soldiers) which helped deflect any sword blow coming down on the head and to distinguish the leaders from the common soldier. The Girouard Crest is the Flure de Le.

The Mantling or Lambrequin was a cloth covering, usually in the two main colors of the Arms, that covered the Helmet. It protected the wearer from heat and perhaps prevented the Helmet from rust. It also afforded an additional protection from sword attacks by deadening the blow and possibly entangling the weapon. Due to this the Mantling is usually depicted in a cut or ragged form. The Wreath was made from twisted cloths of the same colours as the Mantling. It was used to cover the place where the Crest was fixed to the Helmet. As you can see Red and Gold are the colors of the Girouard Family.

- Francois Girouard arrived in Acadia about 1640.

- 1671 Port Royal: Francois Girouard 50, Jeanne Aucoin 40, 3 married children: Jacob 23, Marie 20, Marie-Magdeleine 17, not married: Germain 14, Anne 12; 16 cattle, 6 sheep, 8 arpents.

- 1686 Port Royal: Francois Girouard 70, Jeanne 55, they had 5 children (all in this census); 1 gun, 5 arpents, 13 cattle, 16 sheep, 8 hogs.

- 1693 Port Royal: Jeanne auCoin 60 (widow of Francois Girouard), living with Julien Lord her son-in-law.

- 1700 Port Royal: Jeanne auCoin 87 (widow of Francois Girouard), living with Julien Lord her son-in-law.

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Arrived in Port Royal in 1640.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7836&enc=1) about Francois Girouard
Name: Francois Girouard
Gender: male
Birth Place: Fr
Birth Year: 1621
Spouse Name: Jeanne Aucoin
Marriage Year: 1640
Marriage State: Po
Number Pages: 1
Source Citation: Source number: 366.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SMB.

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Francois Girouard dit La Varanne, born in c1621, was a young laborer and farmer from La Chaussée, near Blois, in the Orleanais region of the Loire valley in France, when he came to Acadia in c1640 with his wife Jeanne Aucoin. She was from La Rochelle. They had five children, including two sons, both born at Port-Royal, who married and created families of their own:
Older son Jacques dit Jacob, born in c1648, married Marguerite, daughter of Francois Gautreaux, at Port-Royal in c1670. They had 14 children, including nine sons who married into the Le Borgne de Bélisle, Comeaux, Doiron, Petitpas, Amireau dit Tourangeau, Bourgeois, Guilbeau, Blanchard, Bernard dit Renochet, Barrilleaux, Bastarache, Pitre, and Doucet families. Jacques dit Jacob died at Port-Royal in October 1703 in his mid-50s.
Younger son Germain, born in c1656, moved to Chignecto in the late 1670s to join the pioneers of that settlement, which included his older sister Marie-Madeleine, wife of Thomas Cormier. (A personal note: the Cormiers of North America are descended from Thomas Cormier, who married Marie-Madeleine, third child and second daughter of Francois Girouard dit La Varanne, at Port-Royal in c1668. Genealogically, then, all Acadian Cormiers are Girouards, too.) Germain married Marie, daughter of Jacques Bourgeois, founder of the Chignecto settlement, and widow of Pierre Cyr, at Chignecto in June 1680. They had three children, including a son, Germain, fils, who married into the Barrilleaux family. Germain, père died at Chignecto in the early 1690s, only in his 30s.
Meanwhile, Francois dit La Varanne died at Port-Royal in the early 1690s in his early 70s. His wife never remarried and died at Port-Royal in April 1718 in her late 80s. ...

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Francois Girouard & Jeanne Aucoin had 7 children The Port Royal Acadian Census of 1678-79 indicates that**Francois owned 15 acres of land as well as 18 cattle. The *initial Acadian census of 1671 indicated that François Girourd *as then owning 16 cattle and a dozen sheep. In addition to *listing children Jacob and Germain, the census indicated the *couple had 3 daughters (unnamed). François arrived in Acadia *about 1640.

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Francois settled on the north bank of the River Dauphin (Annapolis River) facing the fort at Port Royal, Acadia (now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia). Francois and Jeanne were buried in the cemetery at the garrison in Annapolis Royal, NS.

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This family was created so that the child, Anne Girourd, could be sealed to her parents.

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He arrived in Acadia around 1640 (Arsenault, Vol II, page 567, with a
cross-reference in FN 49 to Genevieve Massignon, Les parlers francais
d'Acadie, Vol 1, page 67). In the 1678 Port Royal census, he and Jeanne
Aucoinhad 15 acres and 18 cattle. Living with them ws 22 year old
Germain Girouer(same spelling as Francois), born in 1657.

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Francois Girouard had immigrated to Acadia by 1640.

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http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/white/girouard.html GIROUARD Les Girouard en Acadie ont pour anc°tre Fran·ois, n en France vers 1621, qui arriva ici aux annes 1640. Fran·ois pousa vers 1647 Jeanne Aucoin, de qui il eut cinq enfants, dont Jacques (ou Jacob), n vers 1648. Ce dernier pousa, peu avant le recensement de 1671, Marguerite Gautrot, fille de Fran·ois Gautrot et d'Edme Lejeune. Nous comptons au moins quatorze enfants dans la famille de Jacques et de Marguerite. Pierre, leur deuxi¨me fils, vit le jo ur ' Port-Royal, vers 1673. Il se maria, en premi¨res noces, vers 1697, ' Marie Comeau, fille de Jean Comeau et de Fran·oise Hbert, qui lui donna six enfants. Neuf autres sont issus du second mariage de Pierre, survenu ' Grand-Prle 14 novembre 1709, avec Marie Doiron, fille de Jean Doiron et de Marie Trahan. Louis Girouard, n ' Grand-Pr vers 1716, tait au nombre des enfants du deuxi¨me lit. Vers 1736, Louis pousa Marie Thibodeau, fill e de Charles Thibodeau et de Fran·oise Comeau. Nous retrouvons cette famille ' Malp¨que, ' l'"le Saint-Jean, en 1752. Apr¨s la chute de Louisbourg, ils se sont rfugiš ' la baie des Chaleurs et par la suite ils ont t emmenš prisonniers 'Halifax, o Marie Thibodeau semble °tre dcde.

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Info from Ancestry.com at Girouard FAmily Center; pierre@girouard.com; he has a different
death date than I do- his is reported as BEF 1693 in Port-Royal, ACADIE

Info from Ancestry.com at Girouard FAmily Center; pierre@girouard.com; he has a different
death date than I do- his is reported as BEF 1693 in Port-Royal, ACADIE

Info from Ancestry.com at Girouard FAmily Center; pierre@girouard.com; he has a different
death date than I do- his is reported as BEF 1693 in Port-Royal, ACADIE

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lived in Port Royal around 1640, near the fort; then he moved a few miles up river. He was well off compared to the other families around, (measured in possession: livestock, farm, etc.).

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Francois was born in France, dept. de la Vienne, in the Loudon region(from: la Chaussee). He arrived in Acadie in the year 1640.

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Originally from La Chausee, Loudun, France. Francois GIROUARD, 50, wife Jeanne AUCOIN 40; Children (3 married): Jacob 23, Marie 20, Marie Magdeleine 17, (not married): Germain 14, Anne 12; cattle 16, sheep 12. 1671 Acadian Census Port Royal

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REFN: 1186

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!Probably from LaChaussee, near Loudun, Dept. Vienne, France.

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Date and Location are generated

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Line 1675 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Francois Dit La Varenne /GIROUARD OR GIROIR/ From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.

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ARRIVED IN ACADIA IN 1640

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A24220-8 C 32 New Brunswick Magazine 1:124 & 185; 2:161-2; Canadian Archives 1905-1671 cen; Memoirs of the French Canadian Gen Soc 5:7; v:264; Histoireet Gen des Acadiens by Bona Arsenault 2:669; 1:348 & 412-15.

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Line 74810 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Francois /Girouard/ GIVN Francois Line 74811 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Francois /Girouard/ SURN Girouard Line 74810 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Francois /Girouard/ GIVN Francois Line 74811 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Francois /Girouard/ SURN Girouard

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Category: La Chaussée, Vienne
Category: Girouard Name Study
Category: Acadia, Immigrants from France
Category:Port-Royal, Acadie

Discussion ==:NOTICE: this profile is protected by the Acadian Project because of frequent duplication, variant name spellingsand attempts to add unsourced parents. Please contact the Acadian Project before making any substantive changes. Thanks for helping make WikiTree the best site for accurate information.

:Parentage: In some trees François' parents are listed as Fran%C3%A7ois Girouard and Geraldine Marie Vienneau. Stephen White does not list them in his DGFA nor in the corrections. Until we have proof, we will not enter parents on his profile.

:Aboard the St. Jehan: :This information is posted in his biography and is questionable. Please post anything that verifies he came with Aulnay on the St. Jehan. Thanks!::"with d'Aulnay de Charnisay aboard the St. Jehan, shown on the La Rochelle Admiralty Records. (needs clarification, he is not on the ship list of 1636 posted here. Please post a source if one is available. NOTE: Could not find any other ship lists from that era."

Biography

{{Migrating Ancestor
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}}François GIROUARD dit La Varanne was born in France around 1621 in a location unknown to us, but some assume La Chaussée in the present day département of la Vienne (ancient province of Poitou).≤ref>Karen Theriot Reader François dit la Varanne at Geneanet citing:≤br/>≤blockquote> *Arsenault, H&G, p. 567 (Port Royal) : "Spelled GIROUARD, but under variants also listed GIROIR. Born in 1621, doubtlessly originally from La Chausse'e, department of Vienne in the Loudun region of France (footnote cites Massignon). He arrived in Acadia around 1640, married around 1647."≤/blockquote>≤/ref> However, there isn't any reliable source yet found to prove this claim.
François arrived in Acadie around 1640 and was married around 1647 toJeanne Aucoin, daughter of Martin Aucoin and Barbe Minguet and sisterof Michelle Aucoin (married to Michel Boudrot).≤ref> White, Stephen A. La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des Retrouvailles 94, online articles, Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994), GIROUARD, page 1 ≤/ref>According to the 1767 depositions of their descendants, Jeanne came to Acadia with her husband François, but it's unclear if that means they were already married when they came.≤ref name=origins>White, Stephen A. Origins of thePioneers of Acadia. According to the Depositions Made by Their Descendants at Belle- Ile-en-Mer in 1767:Stephen White] "GIROUARD dit LA VARANNE, François, came from France with his wife Jeanne Aucoin, according to two depositions, one made byhis great-grandson Pierre Richard (Doc. in?d., Vol. II, p. 191), and another made by Louis Courtin, husband of his great-great-granddaughter Marie-Joséphe Martin (ibid., Vol. III, p. 27). Both of these depositions erroneously call the Girouard ancestor Jacques, instead of Franois, probably because the deponents presumed that he had borne the same first name as his elder son, to whom they were both connected. François is the name that one finds, however, in three Acadian censuses and in his younger son's marriage record in the register of Beaubassin (see DGFA-1, pp. 718-719).≤/ref> He arrived in Acadie with d'Aulnay de Charnisay aboard the St. Jehan, as shown on the La Rochelle Admiralty Records. (needs clarification, he is not on the ship list of 1636 posted here Please post a source if one is available. NOTE: Could not find any other ship lists from that era.
Between about 1648 and 1660, the couple had five children: Jacques (dit Jacob), Marie, Marie-Madeleine, Germain, and Anne (Anne-Charlotte). ≤ref name=DGFA>Stephen A. White, Patrice Gallant, Hector-J. Hébert, Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes (Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999) p.718-719 ≤/ref>
Around the time of their daughter Marie-Madeleine's birth (1654), Port-Royal was captured by Robert Sedgwick, who led 300 British soldiers and volunteers.≤ref name=Dunn>Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal/Annapolis Royal, 1605-1800. Halifax, N.S. : Nimbus Pub., 2004. 286 p ≤br/>≤blockquote>

• Pages 23-24 : (1654 Capture of Port-Royal) *Pages 25-27;29 : (the English period 1654-1670)≤/blockquote>≤/ref> Although the commander of Port Royal left for France, most Acadians, including the Girouards remained in Acadia. They were permitted to retain their land and belongings and were guaranteed religious freedom. Dunn≤ref name=Dunn/> describes life in Acadia during the 16 years of nominal British rule:

::"During the years of British rule, most of the Port-Royal populationmoved upriver away from the town. Using the agricultural practices initiated under D'Aulnay, the Acadians dyked and cultivated extensive salt marshes along the river and raised livestock. Through necessity, residents had reached an accommodation with New England traders who hadbecome their sole source for the goods that they could not produce themselves... New England traders exchanged their goods for Acadian produce and furs... There were seventy to eighty families in the Port-Royal area in 1665."
When their youngest child Anne was 7 years old (1667), the British hadceded Acadie to France and French settlement resumed.≤ref>In collaboration, “MORILLON DU BOURG,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref>
At the time of the first Acadian census in 1671, fifty-year-old François, listed as a plowman (laboureur), and forty-year-old Jeanne were living with their 5 children. Six arpents of their land were cultivated and they had 16 cattle, 6 sheep.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of theNational Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752” Images 3-14.≤blockquote>(Note: there are discrepancies between the transcription and the original census. Transcription: 12 sheep, no land listed. Original census and DGFA : 6 sheep, 8 arpents of land.) Francois GIROUARD, 50, wife Jeanne AUCOIN 40; Children (3 married): Jacob 23, Marie 20, Marie Magdeleine 17, (not married): Germain 14, Anne 12; cattle 16, sheep 12.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> By 1678, their farmland had increased to 15 arpents and they owned 18 head of cattle.≤ref>Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census≤blockquote>at Port-Royal : Francois Girouer & Jeanne Aucoin; 15 acres, 18 head of cattle; Germain Girouer 22 (1657) ≤/blockquote>≤/ref> They were counted again in the 1686 census.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 –1752”, Images 15-60.≤blockquote>Francoise GIROUARD 70, Jeanne 55; they had 5 children whom this census shows below; 1 gun, 5 arpents, 13 cattle, 16 sheep, 8 hogs.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
The family homestead was located about 15 km east of the Fort on the south shore of the Dauphin (Anapolis) Rivernear present-day Tupperville Nova Scotia.≤ref name=homestead>1707 homestead location of their son Jacques Girouard. In Au Coeur de l'AcadieAcadian Settlement on the Annapolis River 1707 Map Parks Canada≤/ref>≤ref name=Dauphin>Circa 1609 Mapof Port Royal showing rivière du Dauphin. Map originally published in Canada: the Empire of the North by Agnes C. Laut≤/ref>
François died before the census of 1693. ≤ref name=DGFA/> ≤ref>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 National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 62-108≤blockquote>at Port-Royal: JeanAUCOIN (widow of Francois GIROUARD) 60, Julien LORD (son-in-law) 41, Charlotte GIROUD (wife) 33, Alexandre 17, Jacques 14, Pierre 12, Marie6, Madeleine 1; 20 cattle, 40 sheep, 10 pigs, 20 arpents, 2 guns≤/blockquote>≤/ref>

Timeline

:c1621 birth, in France
:1632 Treaty Saint-Germain-en-Laye cedes Acadia to France; Razilly brings ~300 elite men≤ref>George MacBeath, Biography – RAZILLY, ISAAC DE – Volume I (1000-1700) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20≤/ref>:1636 D'Aulnay brings the first French families to settle permanently≤ref name=mass>Geneviève Massignon, Les parlers français d'Acadie, enquête linguistique (Paris: Librairie Klincksieck, 1962)≤br/>≤blockquote>

• Page 32 : first French families in Acadia
• Pages 36,67 : Girouard family ≤/blockquote>≤/ref>

:c1640 Arrival in Acadia

:c1647 marriage to Jeanne Aucoin
:c1648 birth, son Jacques (dit Jacob)
:c1650 birth, daughter Marie
:c1654 birth, daughter Marie-Madeleine
:1654 British capture Port-Royal; French settlement ceases≤ref>William I. Roberts, 3rd, “SEDGWICK, ROBERT,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref>

:c1656 birth, son Germain
:c1660 birth, son Anne (Anne-Charlotte)
:1667-70 Treaty of Breda cedes Acadia to the French; settlement resumes≤ref>In collaboration, “MORILLON DU BOURG,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref>

:b1693 death

Biographie ==:"Les Girouard en Acadie ont pour ancêtre François, né en France vers 1621, qui arriva ici vers 1640. François épousa vers 1647 Jeanne Aucoin, de qui il eut cinq enfants, dont Jacques (ou Jacob), né vers 1648."≤ref name=DGFA/>

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Acknowledgements

• Tamara Stevens
• Maurice Manuel
• Angela Richardson
• Shaunna Fuellbrandt
• Raymond Girouard
• Sandra Gifford
• Girouard-4019