François RICARD

(b. 16 March 1764 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 July 1831 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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François RICARD was born 16 March 1764 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

François RICARD was the child of Michel RICARD and Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles-Simon RICARD and Marguerite RICHER dite LAFLECHE (maternal) François JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Françoise LÉCUYER

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

François married Ursule BARIL 30 January 1786 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule BARIL was born 1 January 1761 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Ursule died 7 December 1838 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Ursule was the child of Francois BARIL dit SAINTONGE and Geneviève VEILLETTE.

François RICARD died 27 July 1831 in Yamachiche, Lower 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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François RICARD married

Ursule BARIL-- Date: 30 January 1786 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Ursule BARIL was the child of Francois BARIL dit SAINTONGE and Geneviève VEILLETTE

Children of François RICARD and Ursule BARIL:

François RICARD (b.5 July 1787, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josette BOURASSA 20 August 1815 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1764 Birth
16 March 1764
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
François RICARD and Ursule BARIL 30 January 1786, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 21 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
François RICARD was born 5 July 1787, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

François was 23 years old.

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)

1815 Marriage of Child
François RICARD married 20 August 1815, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Josette BOURASSA

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