Louise POTHIER

(b. 8 November 1703 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1787 , Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louise POTHIER was born 8 November 1703 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Louise POTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste POTHIER and Marie-Étiennette BEAUVAIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques BEAUVAIS dit ST-GEMME and Jeanne SAULEDAY (SOLDE)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louise married Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY 23 November 1723 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY was born abt. 1685 in England (United Kingdom). Richard Jacques died 3 April 1765 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).

Louise POTHIER died 27 May 1787 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Richard Richard-Jacques

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Louise POTHIER married

Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY-- Date: 23 November 1723 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Children of Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIER:

Claire-Amable RICHARD (b.26 April 1731, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 19 October 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR 21 January 1750 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE (b.15 October 1733, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 27 July 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 14 October 1752 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Geneviève RICHARD dite PRE (b.3 February 1740, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 24 April 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Charles BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE 19 October 1759 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1703 Birth
8 November 1703
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage / Partner
Louise POTHIER and Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY 23 November 1723, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 20 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Claire-Amable RICHARD was born 26 April 1731, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Louise was 27 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE was born 15 October 1733, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Louise was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Geneviève RICHARD dite PRE was born 3 February 1740, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Louise was 36 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Claire-Amable RICHARD married 21 January 1750, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE married 14 October 1752, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1759 Marriage of Child
Geneviève RICHARD dite PRE married 19 October 1759, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Charles BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY died 3 April 1765, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.