David RICHARD

Born

31 October 1771 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 April 1827 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

David married Marie-Charlotte RICHARD 9 February 1801 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Charlotte RICHARD was born 25 December 1778 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died abt. 1857 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Élisabeth-Isabelle PALARDY .

Parents & Family of David RICHARD

Parents of David RICHARD

Father

Joseph RICHARD

Mother

Marie Anne SIMON dite BOUCHER

Grandparents of David RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

Joseph RICHARD Françoise CORMIER

Maternal grandparents

Charles SIMON dit BOUCHER Marie Josephe PITRE

m. Richard Marie-Charlotte

Spouses, Marriages & Children of David RICHARD

David RICHARD married

Marie-Charlotte RICHARD
Marriage date: 9 February 1801
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie-Charlotte RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Élisabeth-Isabelle PALARDY

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of David RICHARD and Marie-Charlotte RICHARD

Joseph-Noel RICHARD

Born: abt. 1802, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 April 1827, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marguerite RICHARD

Born: 2 November 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Charles RICHARD

Born: 17 August 1808, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 26 December 1833, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

François RICHARD

Born: abt. 1815, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie RICHARD

Born: abt. 1817, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 January 1909, Sainte-Eulalie, Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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 — 1771
31 October 1771
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)

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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
David RICHARD and Marie-Charlotte RICHARD 9 February 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 29 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Marguerite RICHARD was born 2 November 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

David was 32 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Charles RICHARD was born 17 August 1808, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

David was 36 years old.

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