Celeste RICHARD
Married: Pierre THERIAULT 15 August 1842 Place: Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East
Germain
RICHARD
Born
3 December 1781
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
25 July 1864
,
Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East
Parents & Family of Germain RICHARD
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Born: 3 December 1781 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD
Mother:
Marie Anne THÉRIAULT
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD
, Marie-Angélique BOUCHER
Maternal grandparents:
Paul THÉRIAULT
, Anne Marie HÉBERT
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Germain married Celeste LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR 10 August 1813 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Celeste LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 20 September 1798 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada. Celeste died 7 June 1829 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada. Celeste was the child of Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marguerite CHOUINARD.
Germain RICHARD died 25 July 1864 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East.
m. Leclerc Celeste
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Spouse & Children of Germain RICHARD
Germain RICHARD married Celeste LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR
Marriage date: 10 August 1813
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Celeste LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was the child of Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marguerite CHOUINARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Celeste LECLERC dite FRANCOEURMarriage date: 10 August 1813
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Celeste LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was the child of Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marguerite CHOUINARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Germain RICHARD and Celeste LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 17813 December 1781
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1813 Marriage / PartnerGermain RICHARD and Celeste LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR 10 August 1813, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
He was 31 years old.
1814 Birth of ChildCeleste RICHARD was born 7 August 1814, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
Germain was 32 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1829 Death of Spouse/PartnerCeleste LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR died 7 June 1829, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1842 Marriage of ChildCeleste RICHARD married 15 August 1842, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East to Pierre THERIAULT
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 186425 July 1864
Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East
He died at the age of 82.
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