François-Xavier RICHARD

Born

6 November 1853 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Died

6 August 1917 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier married Rose-Alma GAUDETTE 3 September 1877 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Rose-Alma GAUDETTE was born 26 August 1860 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East. Rose-Alma died 6 December 1886 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.

François-Xavier married Malvina LAPIERRE 16 April 1887 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Malvina LAPIERRE was born October 1862 in Québec Province, Canada.

Parents & Family of François-Xavier RICHARD

Parents of François-Xavier RICHARD

Father

Michel RICHARD

Mother

Julie CHATEL

Grandparents of François-Xavier RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

Pierre-Antoine RICHARD Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Xavier RICHARD

François-Xavier RICHARD married

Rose-Alma GAUDETTE
Marriage date: 3 September 1877
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François-Xavier RICHARD and Rose-Alma GAUDETTE

Marie-Rose-Blanche RICHARD

Born: 20 August 1879, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Victor-John RICHARD

Born: 1 April 1881, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: 6 August 1881, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne RICHARD

Born: 20 October 1882, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: 3 December 1886, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Bernadette-Celanire RICHARD

Born: 7 October 1884, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: 29 November 1886, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Aurore RICHARD

Born: 5 December 1886, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: 10 December 1886, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier RICHARD married

Malvina LAPIERRE
Marriage date: 16 April 1887
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François-Xavier RICHARD and Malvina LAPIERRE

Joseph-Xavier-Georges RICHARD

Born: 15 April 1888, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph-Anan-Alger RICHARD

Born: 25 November 1889, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: 25 September 1929, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Wilbrod RICHARD

Born: 8 June 1891, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-T-Evangeline RICHARD

Born: 15 March 1893, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: 19 March 1893, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

John-Evangeliste RICHARD

Born: 15 March 1893, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: 19 March 1893, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Leona RICHARD

Born: 25 September 1894, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph-Arthur-Edmond RICHARD

Born: 24 May 1896, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: 2 December 1940, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Marie-Rose-Beatrix-Fabiola RICHARD

Born: 15 June 1903, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François-Xavier's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1853
6 November 1853
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier RICHARD and Rose-Alma GAUDETTE 3 September 1877, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose-Blanche RICHARD was born 20 August 1879, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 25 years old.

1881 Birth of Child
Victor-John RICHARD was born 1 April 1881, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 27 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD was born 20 October 1882, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 28 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Marie-Bernadette-Celanire RICHARD was born 7 October 1884, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 30 years old.

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1886 Death of Child
Marie-Bernadette-Celanire RICHARD died 29 November 1886, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 33 years old.

1886 Death of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD died 3 December 1886, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 33 years old.

1886 Birth of Child
Marie-Aurore RICHARD was born 5 December 1886, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 33 years old.

1886 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rose-Alma GAUDETTE died 6 December 1886, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1887 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier RICHARD and Malvina LAPIERRE 16 April 1887, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 33 years old.

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1888 Birth of Child
Joseph-Xavier-Georges RICHARD was born 15 April 1888, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 34 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 Birth of Child
Joseph-Anan-Alger RICHARD was born 25 November 1889, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 36 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 Birth of Child
Joseph-Wilbrod RICHARD was born 8 June 1891, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 37 years old.

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1893 Birth of Child
John-Evangeliste RICHARD was born 15 March 1893, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 39 years old.

1893 Birth of Child
Marie-T-Evangeline RICHARD was born 15 March 1893, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 39 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Marie-Leona RICHARD was born 25 September 1894, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 40 years old.

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 Birth of Child
Joseph-Arthur-Edmond RICHARD was born 24 May 1896, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 42 years old.

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose-Beatrix-Fabiola RICHARD was born 15 June 1903, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier was 49 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

Death — 1917
6 August 1917
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 63.

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