Joseph RICHARD

Born

21 April 1751 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

20 October 1817 , Scoudouc, New Brunswick, Canada

Joseph married Marguerite LEBLANC abt. 1778 .
Marguerite LEBLANC was born 11 April 1759 in Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Marguerite died February 1846 Marguerite was the child of Charles LEBLANC and Marie Josephte BARRIEAU .

Parents & Family of Joseph RICHARD

Parents of Joseph RICHARD

Father

Rene RICHARD

Mother

Perpetue BOURGEOIS

Grandparents of Joseph RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Maternal grandparents

Joseph BOURGEOIS Anne LEBLANC

Joseph 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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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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

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Joseph RICHARD married

Marguerite LEBLANC
Marriage date: abt. 1778
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Marguerite LEBLANC was the child of Charles LEBLANC and Marie Josephte BARRIEAU

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Birth — 1751
21 April 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.

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.