Jean Baptiste RICHARD

(b. 13 January 1724 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 17 March 1800 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

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Jean Baptiste RICHARD was born 13 January 1724 in Port Royal, Acadia

Jean Baptiste RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Madeleine GIROUARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Madeleine LANDRY (maternal) Jacques Jacob GIROUARD and Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Jean Baptiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: 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 (Acadie). 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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Anne died 28 March 1800 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). 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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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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Family and Children of Jean Baptiste RICHARD

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Jean Baptiste RICHARD married

Isabelle Elisabeth GUILBAULT-- Date: 25 January 1755 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
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Isabelle Elisabeth GUILBAULT was the child of Pierre GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) and Madeleine FOREST

Children of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Isabelle Elisabeth GUILBAULT:

Jean Baptiste RICHARD married

Marie-Anne CHAREST-- Date: 23 September 1764 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 (b.abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Michel TESSIER 14 February 1786 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Geneviève RICHARD (b.20 September 1770, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 April 1829, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Michel TESSIER 17 January 1792 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1724 Birth
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.