Michel RICHARD

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abt. 1684 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

6 April 1742 , Port Royal, Acadia

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Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY Jeanne BABIN

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Born: abt. 1684 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Jeanne BABIN

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BABIN , Marie MERCIER

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Michel married Agnes BOURGEOIS 25 February 1707 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Agnes BOURGEOIS was born 10 January 1686 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Agnes died 6 April 1742 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Agnes was the child of Germain BOURGEOIS and Madeleine DUGAS.

Michel RICHARD died 6 April 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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Recorded occupation: Marchand

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
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Agnes BOURGEOIS
Marriage date: 25 February 1707
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Agnes BOURGEOIS was the child of Germain BOURGEOIS and Madeleine DUGAS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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