François RICHARD

Born

12 December 1727 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

14 December 1757 , Québec, Canada, New France

Parents & Family of François RICHARD

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Born: 12 December 1727 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of François RICHARD

Father

Pierre RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ

Mother

Madeleine GIROUARD

Grandparents of François RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ Madeleine LANDRY

Maternal grandparents

Jacques Jacob GIROUARD Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

François was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

François married Madeline BROUSSARD 19 November 1753 in Port Royal, Acadia . Madeline BROUSSARD was born 15 October 1735 in Acadia, Canada. Madeline died 2 December 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France . Madeline was the child of Jean Baptiste BROUSSARD and Anne Cécile BABIN.

François RICHARD died 14 December 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François RICHARD

François RICHARD married

Madeline BROUSSARD
Marriage date: 19 November 1753
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Madeline BROUSSARD was the child of Jean Baptiste BROUSSARD and Anne Cécile BABIN

Children of François RICHARD and Madeline BROUSSARD

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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 — 1727
12 December 1727
Port Royal, Acadia

1753 Marriage / Partner
François RICHARD and Madeline BROUSSARD 19 November 1753, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 25 years old.