René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ

Born

abt. 1688 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

20 December 1776 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ Madeleine LANDRY

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Born: abt. 1688 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ

Mother: Madeleine LANDRY

Paternal grandparents: Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY , Madeleine BLANCHARD

Maternal grandparents: René LANDRY L'AÎNÉ [THE OLDER] , Perrine BOURG

René was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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René married Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) 26 January 1712 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) was born abt. 1691 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Marguerite died 27 April 1777 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie Marguerite was the child of Claude Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU).

René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ died 20 December 1776 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ married

Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)
Marriage date: 26 January 1712
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) was the child of Claude Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Marriage notes:

On 26 January 1712 Marguerite, married René Richard dit Beaupré, son of René Richard and Madeleine Landry, in Port-Royal, Acadia, Canada

(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume II. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).

Children of René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Marie Josephte RICHARD

Born: 9 June 1713, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 1 June 1795, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Paul LEBLANC 6 October 1732 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Madeleine RICHARD

Born: 21 February 1717, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 27 February 1742, Port Royal, Acadia

Married: Francois AMIRAULT 6 February 1741 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Joseph RICHARD

Born: 7 December 1718, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 13 December 1757, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Madeleine LEBLANC 22 July 1743 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Claire RICHARD

Born: 8 August 1721, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 19 December 1752, Port Royal, Acadia

Married: François GIROUARD 7 February 1745 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Judith RICHARD

Born: 8 January 1724, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 29 September 1756,

Married: Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE 8 February 1747 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Rene RICHARD

Born: 25 May 1726, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 23 February 1811, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Perpetue BOURGEOIS 10 February 1749 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Charles RICHARD

Born: 3 April 1729, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1760, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Felicite LEBLANC 29 November 1753 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marie-Anne RICHARD

Born: abt. 1730, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1756, Rowley, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Basile LEBLANC 27 November 1752 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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

1712 Marriage / Partner
René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) 26 January 1712, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1713 Birth of Child
Marie Josephte RICHARD was born 9 June 1713, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Madeleine RICHARD was born 21 February 1717, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1718 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 7 December 1718, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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

1721 Birth of Child
Claire RICHARD was born 8 August 1721, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1724 Birth of Child
Judith RICHARD was born 8 January 1724, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1726 Birth of Child
Rene RICHARD was born 25 May 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1729 Birth of Child
Charles RICHARD was born 3 April 1729, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1732 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephte RICHARD married 6 October 1732, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Paul LEBLANC

1741 Marriage of Child
Madeleine RICHARD married 6 February 1741, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Francois AMIRAULT

1742 Death of Child
Madeleine RICHARD died 27 February 1742, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1743 Marriage of Child
Joseph RICHARD married 22 July 1743, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Madeleine LEBLANC

1745 Marriage of Child
Claire RICHARD married 7 February 1745, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to François GIROUARD

1747 Marriage of Child
Judith RICHARD married 8 February 1747, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jean Baptiste LEPRINCE

1749 Marriage of Child
Rene RICHARD married 10 February 1749, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Perpetue BOURGEOIS

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD married 27 November 1752, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Basile LEBLANC

1752 Death of Child
Claire RICHARD died 19 December 1752, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Charles RICHARD married 29 November 1753, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Felicite LEBLANC

1757 Death of Child
Joseph RICHARD died 13 December 1757, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.