Pierre-Joseph RICHARD dit LAFLEUR

Born

18 March 1721 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

15 March 1805 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Pierre RICHARD Catherine LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ)

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Born: 18 March 1721 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Pierre RICHARD

Mother: Catherine LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ)

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume RICHARD dit LAFLEUR , Agnes TESSIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) , Denise BEAUCHAMP

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Pierre-Joseph married Marie-Madeleine TELLIER 12 September 1747 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Madeleine TELLIER was born 21 May 1726 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Madeleine died 18 March 1790 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU.

Pierre-Joseph RICHARD dit LAFLEUR died 15 March 1805 in L'Assomption, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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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.

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Pierre-Joseph RICHARD dit LAFLEUR married

Marie-Madeleine TELLIER
Marriage date: 12 September 1747
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine TELLIER was the child of Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU

Children of Pierre-Joseph RICHARD dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Madeleine TELLIER

Pierre RICHARD

Born: 20 August 1748, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 8 October 1809, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada

Married: Rose MULOUIN 9 January 1775 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Mathurin RICHARD

Born: 3 February 1750, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1799, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine PERRAULT 24 October 1774 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Nicolas RICHARD dit LAFLEUR

Born: 15 August 1751, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 11 September 1814, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Joseph RICHARD

Born: 23 January 1754, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie RICHARD

Born: 24 August 1755, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 10 July 1814, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS 3 February 1777 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Ambroise RICHARD

Born: 4 April 1757, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1810, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Josephe BERNIER 2 February 1779 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Madeleine RICHARD

Born: 10 August 1760, L'Assomption, Canada
Died: 27 March 1821, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR 20 September 1779 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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Birth — 1721
18 March 1721
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1747 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Joseph RICHARD dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Madeleine TELLIER 12 September 1747, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 26 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Pierre RICHARD was born 20 August 1748, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre-Joseph was 27 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Mathurin RICHARD was born 3 February 1750, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre-Joseph was 28 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Nicolas RICHARD dit LAFLEUR was born 15 August 1751, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre-Joseph was 30 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 23 January 1754, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre-Joseph was 32 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie RICHARD was born 24 August 1755, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre-Joseph was 34 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Ambroise RICHARD was born 4 April 1757, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre-Joseph was 36 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Madeleine RICHARD was born 10 August 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre-Joseph was 39 years old.

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Mathurin RICHARD married 24 October 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Madeleine PERRAULT

1775 Marriage of Child
Pierre RICHARD married 9 January 1775, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Rose MULOUIN

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie RICHARD married 3 February 1777, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste DUPRAS

1779 Marriage of Child
Ambroise RICHARD married 2 February 1779, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Josephe BERNIER

1779 Marriage of Child
Madeleine RICHARD married 20 September 1779, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Leonard JANOT dit BELHUMEUR

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)