Geneviève RICHARD

(b. 20 September 1770 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 April 1829 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève RICHARD was born 20 September 1770 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève RICHARD was the child of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Marie-Anne CHAREST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ and Madeleine GIROUARD (maternal) François CHAREST and Marie-Josephte MERCURE

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

Geneviève married Michel TESSIER 17 January 1792 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel TESSIER was born 8 December 1761 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Michel died 1 July 1847 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Michel was the child of Louis-Michel TESSIER and Brigitte VALLÉE.

Geneviève RICHARD died 2 April 1829 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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Geneviève RICHARD married

Michel TESSIER-- Date: 17 January 1792 Place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Michel TESSIER was the child of Louis-Michel TESSIER and Brigitte VALLÉE

Children of Michel TESSIER and Geneviève RICHARD:

Pierre TESSIER (b.19 September 1800, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Henriette MORAND dite DOUVILLE 2 August 1825 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1770 Birth
20 September 1770
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève RICHARD and Michel TESSIER 17 January 1792, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 21 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Pierre TESSIER was born 19 September 1800, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Geneviève was 30 years old.

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

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Pierre TESSIER married 2 August 1825, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Henriette MORAND dite DOUVILLE

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)