Joseph RICHARD

Born

13 October 1767 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 November 1841 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

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Joseph RICHARD Marie Anne SIMON dite BOUCHER

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Born: 13 October 1767 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph RICHARD

Mother: Marie Anne SIMON dite BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Joseph RICHARD , Françoise CORMIER

Maternal grandparents: Charles SIMON dit BOUCHER , Marie Josephe PITRE

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Joseph married Marie BOURGEOIS 22 November 1790 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BOURGEOIS was born abt. 1769 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France. Marie died 21 November 1843 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East . Marie was the child of Claude BOURGEOIS (GLAUDE) and Marie VIGNEAULT.

Joseph RICHARD died 15 November 1841 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East .
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Joseph RICHARD married

Marie BOURGEOIS
Marriage date: 22 November 1790
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie BOURGEOIS was the child of Claude BOURGEOIS (GLAUDE) and Marie VIGNEAULT

Children of Joseph RICHARD and Marie BOURGEOIS

Joseph RICHARD

Born: 18 October 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 23 April 1866, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Madeleine DOUCET 9 October 1821 Place: Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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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 — 1767
13 October 1767
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RICHARD and Marie BOURGEOIS 22 November 1790, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 23 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1796 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 18 October 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph was 29 years old.

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

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