Paul RICHER

Born

18 July 1760 , Sainte-Geneviève, Canada

Died

10 April 1836 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Paul RICHER

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Born: 18 July 1760 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada

Parents of Paul RICHER

Father

Paul ÉRICHÉ dit LOUVETEAU

Mother

Cecile BRISEBOIS

Grandparents of Paul RICHER

Paternal grandparents

François RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU Marie-Anne BRUNET

Maternal grandparents

Louis DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS Angélique GROULX

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

Paul married Marie GEMME 19 May 1783 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie GEMME was born 5 June 1762 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada . Marie was the child of Michel GEMME and Dorothée BRISEBOIS.

Paul RICHER died 10 April 1836 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Paul RICHER

Paul RICHER married

Marie GEMME
Marriage date: 19 May 1783
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie GEMME was the child of Michel GEMME and Dorothée BRISEBOIS

Children of Paul RICHER and Marie GEMME

Marie-Josephte RICHER

Born: abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 May 1859, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Canada East

Married: François-Augustin MENARD 24 June 1811 Place: Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Bernard RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU

Born: 18 December 1804, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
Died: 24 January 1872, Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

Married: Adelaide PROULX 30 January 1826 Place: Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1760
18 July 1760
Sainte-Geneviève, 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.

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Paul RICHER and Marie GEMME 19 May 1783, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 22 years old.

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Birth of Child
Bernard RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU was born 18 December 1804, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

Paul was 44 years old.

1811 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte RICHER married 24 June 1811, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada to François-Augustin MENARD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Bernard RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU married 30 January 1826 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada to Adelaide PROULX

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England