Madeleine RICARD

Born

31 August 1771 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 February 1836 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste-Pierre RICARD Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

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Born: 31 August 1771 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste-Pierre RICARD

Mother: Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Charles RICARD , Françoise LÉCUYER

Maternal grandparents: Alexis TURCOT (TURCOTTE) , Marie-Madeleine DUTEAU

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Madeleine married Joseph BOURASSA 9 January 1797 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BOURASSA was born 25 June 1772 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Joseph was the child of Francois BOURASSA and Therese BOUCHER.

Madeleine RICARD died 21 February 1836 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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Madeleine RICARD married

Joseph BOURASSA
Marriage date: 9 January 1797
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Joseph BOURASSA was the child of Francois BOURASSA and Therese BOUCHER

Children of Joseph BOURASSA and Madeleine RICARD

Augustin BOURASSA

Born: 9 January 1801, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 26 September 1885, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada

Married: Josephte BOISVERT 24 April 1824 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1771
31 August 1771
Saint-Cuthbert, 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)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine RICARD and Joseph BOURASSA 9 January 1797, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 25 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Augustin BOURASSA was born 9 January 1801, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine was 29 years old.

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