Jean-Baptiste RICHER

Born

abt. 1744 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

22 March 1844 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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Born: abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Jean-Baptiste RICHER

Father

Joseph-Jean-Baptiste RICHER

Mother

Jeanne VEILLETTE dite LAPLANTE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste RICHER

Paternal grandparents

Michel RICHER dit LAFLECHE Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE

Maternal grandparents

Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise ROBICHAUD 24 January 1780 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise ROBICHAUD was born 5 December 1760 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . Marie-Louise died 26 November 1837 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Francois ROBICHAUD and Cécile THIBODEAU.

Jean-Baptiste RICHER died 22 March 1844 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .

m. Robichaud Marie-Louise

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste RICHER

Jean-Baptiste RICHER married

Marie-Louise ROBICHAUD
Marriage date: 24 January 1780
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise ROBICHAUD was the child of Francois ROBICHAUD and Cécile THIBODEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste RICHER and Marie-Louise ROBICHAUD

Louise RICHER

Born: 6 February 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles ST-LOUIS 6 May 1807 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Francois RICHER

Born: abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 December 1870, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Married: Angele MAILLOT 20 February 1816 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne RICHER

Born: 24 September 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Theodore ST-LOUIS dit LALLEMAND 13 February 1816 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RICHER and Marie-Louise ROBICHAUD 24 January 1780, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1781 Birth of Child
Louise RICHER was born 6 February 1781, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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)

1797 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RICHER was born 24 September 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Louise RICHER married 6 May 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Charles ST-LOUIS

1816 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RICHER married 13 February 1816, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Theodore ST-LOUIS dit LALLEMAND

1816 Marriage of Child
Francois RICHER married 20 February 1816, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Angele MAILLOT

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)

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

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1837 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise ROBICHAUD died 26 November 1837, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Death — 1844
22 March 1844
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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