Pierre RICHARD

Born

30 June 1752 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

14 February 1837 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Pierre married Madeleine GERMAIN 18 November 1776 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine GERMAIN was born 26 July 1754 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 15 March 1816 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Marie-Thérèse DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN .

Parents & Family of Pierre RICHARD

Parents of Pierre RICHARD

Father

Pierre RICHARD

Mother

Brigitte GIGNAC

Grandparents of Pierre RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

Pierre RICHARD Marguerite PAGÉ dite QUERCY

Maternal grandparents

Pierre GIGNAC Brigitte PETIT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre RICHARD

Pierre RICHARD married

Madeleine GERMAIN
Marriage date: 18 November 1776
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine GERMAIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Marie-Thérèse DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN

Children of Pierre RICHARD and Madeleine GERMAIN

François RICHARD

Born: 25 March 1786, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Françoise MARCHAND 30 January 1809 Place: Donnacona, 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 — 1752
30 June 1752
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Pierre RICHARD and Madeleine GERMAIN 18 November 1776, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 24 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
François RICHARD was born 25 March 1786, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1809 Marriage of Child
François RICHARD married 30 January 1809, Donnacona, Lower Canada to Françoise MARCHAND