Am I Your Ancestor?
RICHARD Family Tree

What started out as our family is now your’s too!


Jean-François RICHARD was born 21 January 1711 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Jean-François RICHARD was the child of Louis RICHARD   and   Thérèse-Perrine FOURNEL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre RICHARD and Marguerite HEVAIN (EVIN) (maternal)  Jacques FOURNEL and Madeleine-Louise HUBINET

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

Jean-François  married  Geneviève PAGÉ 8 August 1735 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 11 children. Geneviève PAGÉ  was born 16 April 1713 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).  Geneviève died 16 June 1768 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola).  Geneviève was the child of Jean-Martin PAGÉ dit QUERCY and Françoise GODIN.

Jean-François RICHARD died 17 July 1790 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean-François appear below.

Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jean-François RICHARD

[Hide/Show]

Jean-François RICHARD married flag female ancestor Geneviève PAGÉ-- Date: 8 August 1735  Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Geneviève PAGÉ was the child of Jean-Martin PAGÉ dit QUERCY and Françoise GODIN




So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries


Children of Jean-François RICHARD and Geneviève PAGÉ:



Add History, Life Events, News, Stories about Jean-François RICHARD
(Examples include: Birth, Baptism, Census Records, Military Records, Death, Obituary, Personal Achievements, Other events)

[Hide/Show]

Exploring the Ancestry of Jean-François RICHARD: Events, Pictures, and Documents

birth1711 Birth
21 January 1711
Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1735 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François RICHARD and Geneviève PAGÉ 8 August 1735 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 24 years old.
1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve RICHARD was born 4 August 1738, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 27 years old.
1740 Birth of Child
Francoise RICHARD was born 8 March 1740, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-François was 29 years old.
1742 Birth of Child
Francois RICHARD was born 19 September 1742, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 31 years old.
1744 Birth of Child
Josephe RICHARD was born 1 March 1744, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 33 years old.
1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD was born 17 March 1746, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 35 years old.
1748 Birth of Child
Therese RICHARD was born 1 August 1748, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 37 years old.
1750 Birth of Child
Alexandre RICHARD was born 31 July 1750, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 39 years old.
1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie RICHARD was born 10 March 1752, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 41 years old.
1755 Birth of Child
Angelique RICHARD was born 17 May 1755, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 44 years old.
1757 Death of Child
Angelique RICHARD died 14 April 1757, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 46 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève PAGÉ died 16 June 1768, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
News1775 - 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.
marriage1776 Marriage of Child
Alexandre RICHARD married 25 November 1776 , Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Marguerite LALLIER dite MARCHETERRE
1778 Death of Child
Marie-Genevieve RICHARD died 1 July 1778, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 67 years old.
death1790 Death
17 July 1790
Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 4/2/2019 3:06:46 PM - Updated:

Learn more about where your ancestor was born.


Visit Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Not the person you are looking for? Try again!

Search for MY Family by Name

NOTE: If you don't know your ancestor's whole name or are unsure of the spelling, specify part of the name.

First Name:
*Last Name:
Gender:
Born (+/- 2 years):
Died (+/- 2 years):
Match all terms exactly:

Search for MY Family by Place

To search for a place, specify place name below. Choose name from the list. Then SEARCH.
*Place Name:

Genealogy research for Jean-Francois Richard (on other sites)

findagrave, familysearch

Sign In

Sign In or Join for FREE! to see the details!

Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card.

Our Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) Gift Ideas