Pierre
RICHER
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Born: 12 April 1750 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Marguerite PETITCLERC 7 November 1774 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Marguerite PETITCLERC was born 11 March 1756 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Marie-Marguerite was the child of François PETITCLERC and Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE.
Pierre RICHER died 10 November 1800 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Pierre RICHER
Marie-Marguerite PETITCLERCMarriage date: 7 November 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite PETITCLERC was the child of François PETITCLERC and Jeanne GUÉRIN dite LANEUVILLE
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Birth — 175012 April 1750
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
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.
1774 Marriage / PartnerPierre RICHER and Marie-Marguerite PETITCLERC 7 November 1774, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada
He was 24 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.
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
Death — 180010 November 1800
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 50.
Record added: 5/5/2020 7:14:51 AM
Last updated: 5/5/2020 7:15:31 AM
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