Het Grote Driessen Boek » William Ronald Girard (1867-1957)

Personal data William Ronald Girard 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Household of William Ronald Girard

He is married to Susan Mary Harriet Touzel.

They got married on February 21, 1897 at Episcopal, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada, he was 29 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Rupert Claud Girard  1900-1985 
  5. Vivian Lynn Girard  1898-1977 
  6. Austin Girard  1902- 
  7. Emily Girard  1904-
  8. Inza (Kate) Girard  1913-1932


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Sources

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  3. ROGER DRIESSEN
  5. 1911 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com
    Birth date: December 1867Birth place: QuebecResidence date: 1911Residence place: Gaspé, Quebec
  6. 1891 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com
    Birth date: abt 1868Birth place: QuebecResidence date: 1891Residence place: Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
  7. Source #1
  8. 1901 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com
    Birth date: 1867Birth place: QcResidence date: 1901Residence place: Malbaie, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada

Historical events

Birthday April 10, 1867

  • The temperature on April 10, 1867 was about 8.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 1 » Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
    • June 8 » Coronation of Franz Joseph as King of Hungary following the Austro-Hungarian compromise (Ausgleich).
    • June 19 » Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.
    • August 28 » The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.
    • September 28 » Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.
    • November 9 » Tokugawa shogunate hands power back to the Emperor of Japan, starting the Meiji Restoration.

Day of marriage February 21, 1897

  • The temperature on February 21, 1897 was about 6.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
    • June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
    • August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
    • September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
    • September 12 » Tirah Campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.
    • December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.

Day of death September 5, 1957

  • The temperature on September 5, 1957 was between 11.2 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (42%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • January 22 » The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
    • April 6 » Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.
    • May 22 » South Africa's government approves of racial separation in universities.
    • August 21 » The Soviet Union successfully conducts a long-range test flight of the R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile.
    • October 1 » First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency.
    • October 29 » Israel's prime minister David Ben-Gurion and five of his ministers are injured when Moshe Dwek throws a grenade into Israel's Knesset.


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