Claire-Amable RICHARD

Born

26 April 1731 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

19 October 1822 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Claire-Amable married Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR 21 January 1750 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was born 12 August 1723 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . Charles-Joseph died 4 July 1796 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Charles-Joseph was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU .

Parents & Family of Claire-Amable RICHARD

Parents of Claire-Amable RICHARD

Father

Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY

Mother

Louise POTHIER

Grandparents of Claire-Amable RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste POTHIER Marie-Étiennette BEAUVAIS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Claire-Amable RICHARD

Claire-Amable RICHARD married

Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR
Marriage date: 21 January 1750
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU

Children of Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR and Claire-Amable RICHARD

Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

Born: abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 October 1838, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise DESHAIES 9 February 1773 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR

Born: 3 January 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Died: 13 September 1849, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Ignace DESHAIES 7 April 1777 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, 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 — 1731
26 April 1731
Louiseville, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Claire-Amable RICHARD and Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR 21 January 1750, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 18 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Birth of Child
Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR was born 3 January 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Claire-Amable was 29 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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR married 9 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Françoise DESHAIES

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR married 7 April 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Ignace DESHAIES

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

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

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR died 4 July 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

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

Death — 1822
19 October 1822
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 91.

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