Phoebee (Phebe) RICHARD

(b. 3 August 1807 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 27 October 1864 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Phoebee (Phebe) RICHARD was born 3 August 1807 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Phoebee (Phebe) RICHARD was the child of Mathurin RICHARD and Madeleine BOURGEOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François RICHARD and Elisabeth Marthe HEBERT (maternal) Joseph BOURGEOIS and Rosalie DUPUIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Phoebee (Phebe) married Laurent BREAULT (BRAULT) 2 June 1823 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Laurent BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 3 February 1804 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Laurent died 12 August 1894 in Bedford, Québec, Canada (Saint-Damien). Laurent was the child of Jacques-Alexis-Marie BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth BOUDREAU.

Phoebee (Phebe) RICHARD died 27 October 1864 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Phoebee (Phebe) RICHARD married

Laurent BREAULT (BRAULT)-- Date: 2 June 1823 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Laurent BREAULT (BRAULT) was the child of Jacques-Alexis-Marie BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Isabelle-Elisabeth BOUDREAU

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Children of Laurent BREAULT (BRAULT) and Phoebee (Phebe) RICHARD:

Marie-Mathilde BRAULT (b.15 September 1823, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 13 April 1880, Iberville, Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BEAUDOIN 24 October 1843 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Domithilde-Marie-Zoe BRAULT (b.16 July 1825, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 6 October 1864, Iberville, Canada East )
m. Ovila RHEAUME 13 August 1861 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

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Alexandre-Léandre BREAULT (BRAULT) (b.18 July 1827, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 4 June 1893, Kankakee, Illinois, USA)
m. Sophie Marie SÉNESAC 16 May 1843 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)
m. Aurélia LAMBERT 9 September 1859

Sophronie BRAULT (b.11 September 1829, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 18 March 1906, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada)
m. Medard BREAULT (BRAULT) 1 February 1853 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Napoleon BRAULT (b.23 August 1831, Iberville, Lower Canada d. 4 July 1904, Bristol, Connecticut, USA)
m. Onesime LEMAIRE 16 April 1850 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Aurelie BRAULT (b.16 September 1833, Henryville, Lower Canada d. 26 September 1877, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Brome-Missisquoi, Québec, Canada)
m. Edouard CAMPBELL 10 October 1854 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Melanise BRAULT (b.27 December 1835, Henryville, Lower Canada d. 16 May 1874, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Louis BROUILLET 10 October 1854 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT) (b.27 July 1838, Iberville, Lower Canada d. 26 July 1839, Iberville, Lower Canada )

Laurent BRAULT (b.18 August 1840, Henryville, Lower Canada d. 31 March 1925, Winooski, Vermont, USA)
m. Marie-Telrise RAYMOND 16 May 1859 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Euphemie Phebee BRAULT (b.30 October 1842, Henryville, Canada East d. abt. 1934, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Joseph DÉRAGON dit LAFRANCE 17 January 1860 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Mathurin "Matthew" BRAULT (b.24 November 1844, Henryville, Canada East d. 20 March 1916, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
m. Marie THERRIEN 1870

Alexis BRAULT (b.24 November 1844, Henryville, Canada East d. 5 February 1845, Iberville, Canada East )

Cesarie BREAULT (BRAULT) (b.14 February 1847, Iberville, Canada East d. 31 March 1849, Iberville, Canada East )

Philomene BRAULT (b.13 February 1849, Henryville, Canada East d. 25 February 1923, Champlain, New York, USA)
m. Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN 2 August 1864 in Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Québec, Canada

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1807 Birth
3 August 1807
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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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

1823 Marriage / Partner
Phoebee (Phebe) RICHARD and Laurent BREAULT (BRAULT) 2 June 1823, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

She was 15 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Marie-Mathilde BRAULT was born 15 September 1823, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 16 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Domithilde-Marie-Zoe BRAULT was born 16 July 1825, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 17 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Alexandre-Léandre BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 18 July 1827, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 19 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Sophronie BRAULT was born 11 September 1829, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 22 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Napoleon BRAULT was born 23 August 1831, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 24 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Aurelie BRAULT was born 16 September 1833, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 26 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Melanise BRAULT was born 27 December 1835, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 28 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 27 July 1838, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 31 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste BREAULT (BRAULT) died 26 July 1839, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 32 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Birth of Child
Laurent BRAULT was born 18 August 1840, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 33 years old.

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Birth of Child
Euphemie Phebee BRAULT was born 30 October 1842, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 35 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Marriage of Child
Alexandre-Léandre BREAULT (BRAULT) married 16 May 1843, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Sophie Marie SÉNESAC

1843 Marriage of Child
Marie-Mathilde BRAULT married 24 October 1843, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Jean-Baptiste BEAUDOIN

1844 Birth of Child
Alexis BRAULT was born 24 November 1844, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 37 years old.

1844 Birth of Child
Mathurin "Matthew" BRAULT was born 24 November 1844, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 37 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Death of Child
Alexis BRAULT died 5 February 1845, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 37 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Cesarie BREAULT (BRAULT) was born 14 February 1847, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 39 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Birth of Child
Philomene BRAULT was born 13 February 1849, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 41 years old.

1849 Death of Child
Cesarie BREAULT (BRAULT) died 31 March 1849, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

Phoebee (Phebe) was 41 years old.

1850 Marriage of Child
Napoleon BRAULT married 16 April 1850, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Onesime LEMAIRE

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Marriage of Child
Sophronie BRAULT married 1 February 1853, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Medard BREAULT (BRAULT)

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

1854 Marriage of Child
Aurelie BRAULT married 10 October 1854, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Edouard CAMPBELL

1854 Marriage of Child
Melanise BRAULT married 10 October 1854, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Louis BROUILLET

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

1859 Marriage of Child
Laurent BRAULT married 16 May 1859, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Marie-Telrise RAYMOND

1860 Marriage of Child
Euphemie Phebee BRAULT married 17 January 1860, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Joseph DÉRAGON dit LAFRANCE

1861 Marriage of Child
Domithilde-Marie-Zoe BRAULT married 13 August 1861, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville) to Ovila RHEAUME

1864 Death
27 October 1864
Québec Province, Canada

She died at the age of 57.

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