François RICHARD dit PLATE

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abt. 1744 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

October 1813 , St-Charles, New Brunwsick, Canada

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Michel RICHARD Madeleine DOUCET

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Born: abt. 1744 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Michel RICHARD

Mother: Madeleine DOUCET

Paternal grandparents: Martin RICHARD , Marguerite BOURG

Maternal grandparents: Louis DOUCET , Marguerite GIROUARD

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

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François married Marie DAIGLE abt. 1768 in Nipissiquit, Acadie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie DAIGLE was born abt. 1748 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died abt. 1812 in St Martinville, St Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA. Marie was the child of Pierre Paul DAIGLE and Marie Josephe HEBERT.

François RICHARD dit PLATE died October 1813 in St-Charles, New Brunwsick, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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François RICHARD dit PLATE married

Marie DAIGLE
Marriage date: abt. 1768
Marriage place: Nipissiquit, Acadie, Canada
Marie DAIGLE was the child of Pierre Paul DAIGLE and Marie Josephe HEBERT

Children of François RICHARD dit PLATE and Marie DAIGLE

Marguerite Blanche RICHARD

Born: abt. 1770, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: December 1854, Pointe-Sapin, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Pierre-Ignace ROBICHAUD 22 November 1790 Place: Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

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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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Marguerite Blanche RICHARD married 22 November 1790, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure) to Pierre-Ignace ROBICHAUD

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)