Marie-Angélique MERCIER

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abt. 1723 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

17 December 1803 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

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Julien MERCIER Agnès MEUNIER

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Born: abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Julien MERCIER

Mother: Agnès MEUNIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean MERCIER , Barbe MONTMINY

Maternal grandparents: François MEUNIER , Angélique JACOB

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Marie-Angélique married Michel RICHARD 21 November 1746 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Michel RICHARD was born abt. 1718 in France. Michel died 1 March 1793 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada.

Marie-Angélique MERCIER died 17 December 1803 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada.
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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.

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Marie-Angélique MERCIER married

Michel RICHARD
Marriage date: 21 November 1746
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Children of Michel RICHARD and Marie-Angélique MERCIER

Philippe RICHARD

Born: 12 September 1758, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 5 January 1839, St-Anselme, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne FORTIER 24 January 1785 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise ROY 2 September 1811 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Angelique RICHARD

Born: 6 February 1762, Saint-Vallier, Canada
Died: 25 July 1854, Ste-Claire, Dorchester, Canada

Married: Jacques SAUVAGE dit ROULEAU 21 June 1784 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne RICHARD

Born: 16 November 1763, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1845, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East

Married: Joseph GOSSELIN 17 November 1789 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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1746 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Angélique MERCIER and Michel RICHARD 21 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1758 Birth of Child
Philippe RICHARD was born 12 September 1758, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1762 Birth of Child
Angelique RICHARD was born 6 February 1762, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD was born 16 November 1763, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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.