Pierre RICHARD

Born

17 April 1778 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 March 1828 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Joseph RICHARD Marie Anne SIMON dite BOUCHER

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Born: 17 April 1778 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

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

Pierre married Marguerite SEVIGNY 24 October 1803 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite SEVIGNY was born 22 April 1781 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marguerite was the child of Étienne SÉVIGNY and Marie-Anne DUBOIS.

Pierre RICHARD died 2 March 1828 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .

m. Sevigny Marguerite

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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.

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Pierre RICHARD married

Marguerite SEVIGNY
Marriage date: 24 October 1803
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marguerite SEVIGNY was the child of Étienne SÉVIGNY and Marie-Anne DUBOIS

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Children of Pierre RICHARD and Marguerite SEVIGNY

Marie RICHARD

Born: 10 January 1806, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Julie RICHARD

Born: 12 February 1817, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Victor RICHARD

Born: abt. 1821, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1778
17 April 1778
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Pierre RICHARD and Marguerite SEVIGNY 24 October 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 25 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Marie RICHARD was born 10 January 1806, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

Pierre was 27 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Julie RICHARD was born 12 February 1817, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre was 38 years old.

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