Geneviève RICHARD

Born

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

Died

2 April 1829 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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, Canada . Michel died 1 July 1847 in La-Pérade, Canada East . Michel was the child of Louis-Michel TESSIER and Brigitte VALLÉE .

Parents & Family of Geneviève RICHARD

Parents of Geneviève RICHARD

Father

Jean Baptiste RICHARD

Mother

Marie-Anne CHAREST

Grandparents of Geneviève RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

Pierre RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ Madeleine GIROUARD

Maternal grandparents

François CHAREST Marie-Josephte MERCURE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève RICHARD

Geneviève RICHARD married

Michel TESSIER
Marriage date: 17 January 1792
Marriage 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

Born: 19 September 1800, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Henriette MORAND dite DOUVILLE 2 August 1825 Place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1770
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