Jean Baptiste RICHARD

Born

2 January 1717 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

14 November 1799 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Jean Baptiste married Josephte HÉBERT 11 May 1739 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte HÉBERT was born 21 August 1717 in Port Royal, Acadia . Josephte died 20 May 1801 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Alexandre HÉBERT and Marie DUPUIS .

Parents & Family of Jean Baptiste RICHARD

Parents of Jean Baptiste RICHARD

Father

Michel RICHARD

Mother

Agnes BOURGEOIS

Grandparents of Jean Baptiste RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY Jeanne BABIN

Maternal grandparents

Germain BOURGEOIS Madeleine DUGAS

Jean Baptiste 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 Jean Baptiste RICHARD

Jean Baptiste RICHARD married

Josephte HÉBERT
Marriage date: 11 May 1739
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Josephte HÉBERT was the child of Alexandre HÉBERT and Marie DUPUIS

Children of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Josephte HÉBERT

Marie-Louise RICHARD

Born: abt. 1740, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 15 December 1796, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Louis AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) 1762 Place: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Rosalie RICHARD

Born: 24 March 1741, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 7 November 1793, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Simon FOREST 18 October 1767 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph Theotime RICHARD

Born: 24 August 1751, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 7 August 1814, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Anne DUGAS 4 February 1771 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1717
2 January 1717
Port Royal, Acadia

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Josephte HÉBERT 11 May 1739, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 22 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Rosalie RICHARD was born 24 March 1741, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste was 24 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph Theotime RICHARD was born 24 August 1751, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste was 34 years old.

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Rosalie RICHARD married 18 October 1767, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Simon FOREST

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph Theotime RICHARD married 4 February 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Anne DUGAS

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)

1793 Death of Child
Rosalie RICHARD died 7 November 1793, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean Baptiste was 76 years old.

1796 Death of Child
Marie-Louise RICHARD died 15 December 1796, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean Baptiste was 80 years old.

Death — 1799
14 November 1799
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 82.

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