Joseph
RICHARD
Born
1 October 1775
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
31 December 1860
,
L'Acadie, Canada East
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Born: 1 October 1775 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
François RICHARD
Mother:
Elisabeth Marthe HEBERT
Paternal grandparents:
François RICHARD
, Marie Geneviève DAVID
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre Simon HÉBERT
, Elisabeth DUPUIS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie ROY 4 July 1796 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie ROY was born abt. 1781 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie died 22 March 1871 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada . Marie was the child of Joseph ROY and Marie-Josephe PATRY.
Joseph RICHARD died 31 December 1860 in L'Acadie, Canada East .
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Spouse & Children of Joseph RICHARD
Joseph RICHARD married Marie ROY
Marriage date: 4 July 1796
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
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Marie ROY was the child of Joseph ROY and Marie-Josephe PATRY
Marie ROYMarriage date: 4 July 1796
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Joseph RICHARD and Marie ROYMarie ROY was the child of Joseph ROY and Marie-Josephe PATRY
Children of Joseph RICHARD and Marie ROY
Phebee RICHARD
Born: 3 April 1805, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marcel TREMBLAY 14 January 1822 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Marguerite RICHARD
Born: 15 February 1809, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Louis TREMBLAY 17 January 1826 Place: L'Acadie, 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 — 17751 October 1775
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1796 Marriage / PartnerJoseph RICHARD and Marie ROY 4 July 1796, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
He was 20 years old.
1799 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise RICHARD was born 30 January 1799, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Joseph was 23 years old.
1805 Birth of ChildPhebee RICHARD was born 3 April 1805, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Joseph was 29 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildMarguerite RICHARD was born 15 February 1809, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Joseph was 33 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise RICHARD married 28 September 1818, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Laurent ROY
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1822 Marriage of ChildPhebee RICHARD married 14 January 1822, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Marcel TREMBLAY
1826 Marriage of ChildMarguerite RICHARD married 17 January 1826, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Louis TREMBLAY
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1831 Marriage of ChildMadeleine RICHARD married 27 September 1831, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Joseph MOLLEUR
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1839 Death of ChildMadeleine RICHARD died 3 January 1839, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 63 years old.
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 186031 December 1860
L'Acadie, Canada East
He died at the age of 85.
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