Agnes BOURGEOIS

Born

10 January 1686 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

6 April 1742 , Port Royal, Acadia

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Germain BOURGEOIS Madeleine DUGAS

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Born: 10 January 1686 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Germain BOURGEOIS

Mother: Madeleine DUGAS

Paternal grandparents: Jacques-Dit-Jacob BOURGEOIS , Jeanne TRAHAN

Maternal grandparents: Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET , Marguerite DOUCET

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Agnes married Michel RICHARD 25 February 1707 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Michel RICHARD was born abt. 1684 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Michel died 6 April 1742 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Michel was the child of Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne BABIN.

Agnes BOURGEOIS died 6 April 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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Agnes BOURGEOIS married

Michel RICHARD
Marriage date: 25 February 1707
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Michel RICHARD was the child of Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne BABIN

Children of Michel RICHARD and Agnes BOURGEOIS

Marie-Jeanne RICHARD

Born: 2 May 1707, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Honore BOURGEOIS 23 July 1726 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Michel RICHARD

Born: 21 November 1708, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine BLANCHARD 27 November 1730 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Joseph RICHARD

Born: 9 February 1710, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Anne Marie LEBLANC 6 August 1733 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Marguerite RICHARD

Born: 16 May 1712, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1756, Charleston, Crown Colony of South Carolina

Married: René LANOUE 8 January 1732 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Madeleine RICHARD

Born: 16 February 1714, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Jean Baptiste RICHARD

Born: 2 January 1717, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 14 November 1799, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte HÉBERT 11 May 1739 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Victor RICHARD

Born: abt. 1721, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 29 April 1795, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Josephe RICHARD 21 January 1744 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Zacharie RICHARD

Born: abt. 1721, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Isabelle BLANCHARD 1741 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

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Birth — 1686
10 January 1686
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Baptism

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1693 Beaubassin
Germain BOURGEOIS 41, Madeleine DUGAS 26, Guillaume 18, Marie 16, Michel 14, Madeleine 10, Agnes 7, Anne 4, Joseph 1 1/ 2; 24 cattle, 23 sheep, 12 pigs, 8 arpents, 3 guns

1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Beaubassin
Jacques Bourgeois 82, Jeanne Trahan 72, Germain 48, Madne. Dugas (wife) 34, Guillaume 24, Agnes 12; 22 cattle, 15 hogs, 21 arpents, 3 guns, 1 servant.
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1700 Beaubassin
Germain Bourgeois 50, wife Madeleine Dugast 37, Guillaume 26, Joseph 11, Claude 6, Agnes 16, Anne 12, Marie 7, Francoise 2; 19 cattle, 12 hogs, 22 arpents, 5 guns.

1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1707 Marriage / Partner
Agnes BOURGEOIS and Michel RICHARD 25 February 1707 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 21 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne RICHARD was born 2 May 1707, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Agnes was 21 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Michel RICHARD was born 21 November 1708, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Agnes was 22 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 9 February 1710, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Agnes was 24 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Marguerite RICHARD was born 16 May 1712, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Agnes was 26 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Madeleine RICHARD was born 16 February 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Agnes was 28 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste RICHARD was born 2 January 1717, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Agnes was 30 years old.

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

1726 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne RICHARD married 23 July 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Honore BOURGEOIS

1730 Marriage of Child
Michel RICHARD married 27 November 1730, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Madeleine BLANCHARD

1732 Marriage of Child
Marguerite RICHARD married 8 January 1732, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to René LANOUE

1733 Marriage of Child
Joseph RICHARD married 6 August 1733, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Anne Marie LEBLANC

1739 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste RICHARD married 11 May 1739, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Josephte HÉBERT