Jean Baptiste RICHARD

Born

13 January 1724 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

17 March 1800 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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Born: 13 January 1724 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Jean Baptiste RICHARD

Father

Pierre RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ

Mother

Madeleine GIROUARD

Grandparents of Jean Baptiste RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ Madeleine LANDRY

Maternal grandparents

Jacques Jacob GIROUARD Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Jean Baptiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Jean Baptiste married Isabelle Elisabeth GUILBAULT 25 January 1755 in Port Royal, Acadia . Isabelle Elisabeth GUILBAULT was born abt. 1732 in Acadia, Canada. Isabelle Elisabeth was the child of Pierre GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Madeleine FOREST.

Jean Baptiste married (2) Marie-Anne CHAREST 23 September 1764 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne CHAREST was born 9 December 1743 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 28 March 1800 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of François CHAREST and Marie-Josephte MERCURE.

Jean Baptiste RICHARD died 17 March 1800 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean Baptiste RICHARD

Jean Baptiste RICHARD married

Isabelle Elisabeth GUILBAULT
Marriage date: 25 January 1755
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Isabelle Elisabeth GUILBAULT was the child of Pierre GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Madeleine FOREST

Children of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Isabelle Elisabeth GUILBAULT

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Jean Baptiste RICHARD married

Marie-Anne CHAREST
Marriage date: 23 September 1764
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne CHAREST was the child of François CHAREST and Marie-Josephte MERCURE

Children of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Marie-Anne CHAREST

Madeleine RICHARD

Born: abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel TESSIER 14 February 1786 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève RICHARD

Born: 20 September 1770, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 April 1829, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Michel TESSIER 17 January 1792 Place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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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 — 1724
13 January 1724
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Isabelle Elisabeth GUILBAULT 25 January 1755, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 31 years old.

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Marie-Anne CHAREST 23 September 1764, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 40 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Geneviève RICHARD was born 20 September 1770, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Jean Baptiste was 46 years old.

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.