Joseph Theotime RICHARD

Born

24 August 1751 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

7 August 1814 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Joseph Theotime married Anne DUGAS 4 February 1771 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne DUGAS was born 16 April 1749 in Port Royal, Acadia . Anne died 21 March 1787 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada . Anne was the child of Claude DUGAS and Marie Josephe MELANSON .

Parents & Family of Joseph Theotime RICHARD

Parents of Joseph Theotime RICHARD

Father

Jean Baptiste RICHARD

Mother

Josephte HÉBERT

Grandparents of Joseph Theotime RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

Michel RICHARD Agnes BOURGEOIS

Maternal grandparents

Alexandre HÉBERT Marie DUPUIS

Joseph Theotime 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

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph Theotime RICHARD

Joseph Theotime RICHARD married

Anne DUGAS
Marriage date: 4 February 1771
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne DUGAS was the child of Claude DUGAS and Marie Josephe MELANSON

Children of Joseph Theotime RICHARD and Anne DUGAS

Judith RICHARD

Born: abt. 1782,
Died: ,

Married: Joseph MELANSON (MELANCON) 16 November 1807 Place: Saint-Jacques, 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 — 1751
24 August 1751
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Theotime RICHARD and Anne DUGAS 4 February 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 19 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne DUGAS died 21 March 1787, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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)

1807 Marriage of Child
Judith RICHARD married 16 November 1807, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada to Joseph MELANSON (MELANCON)

Death — 1814
7 August 1814
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 62.

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