Jean-François RICHARD

Born

21 January 1711 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

17 July 1790 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis RICHARD Thérèse-Perrine FOURNEL

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Born: 21 January 1711 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Father: Louis RICHARD

Mother: Thérèse-Perrine FOURNEL

Paternal grandparents: Pierre RICHARD , Marguerite HEVAIN (EVIN)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques FOURNEL , 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 .
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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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Jean-François RICHARD married

Geneviève PAGÉ
Marriage date: 8 August 1735
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Geneviève PAGÉ was the child of Jean-Martin PAGÉ dit QUERCY and Françoise GODIN

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Children of Jean-François RICHARD and Geneviève PAGÉ

Louis RICHARD

Born: abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 March 1800, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Marie-Genevieve RICHARD

Born: 4 August 1738, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 1 July 1778, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François-Amable HARDY 7 February 1762 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Francoise RICHARD

Born: 8 March 1740, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 5 April 1813, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Francois RICHARD

Born: 19 September 1742, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Josephe RICHARD

Born: 1 March 1744, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste RICHARD

Born: 17 March 1746, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 1 August 1812, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Therese RICHARD

Born: 1 August 1748, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1748, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Alexandre RICHARD

Born: 31 July 1750, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1823, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite LALLIER dite MARCHETERRE 25 November 1776 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Marie RICHARD

Born: 10 March 1752, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Angelique RICHARD

Born: 17 May 1755, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1757, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Joseph RICHARD

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1711
21 January 1711
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1735 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.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Genevieve RICHARD married 7 February 1762, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to François-Amable HARDY

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.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève PAGÉ died 16 June 1768, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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.

1776 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1790
17 July 1790
Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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