Richard OSSANT (AUSSAN)

Born

7 September 1680 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

13 November 1734 , Sorel, Canada, New France

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Antoine OSSANT (AUSSAN)Marie VÉZINA

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Born: 7 September 1680 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine OSSANT (AUSSAN)

Mother: Marie VÉZINA

Maternal grandparents: Jacques VEZINA (VOISINAT) , Marie BOISDON

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Richard married Marie TOUCHET 7 May 1703 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie TOUCHET was born 11 February 1683 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie died 9 September 1724 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie was the child of Simon TOUCHET and Françoise-Marie GUIGNARD (GIGNARD).

Richard married (2) Marie-Françoise HAREL 6 February 1728 in Québec Province, Canada . Marie-Françoise HAREL was born 22 April 1678 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Françoise died 13 November 1756 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL and Marie-Madeleine PESCHER.

Richard OSSANT (AUSSAN) died 13 November 1734 in Sorel, Canada, New France .
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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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Richard OSSANT (AUSSAN) married

Marie TOUCHET
Marriage date: 7 May 1703
Marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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Marie TOUCHET was the child of Simon TOUCHET and Françoise-Marie GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)

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Name: Richard Ossant

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Spouse's Name: Marie Touchet

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Event Date: 07 May 1703

Event Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency No 1, Quebec

Father's Name: Antoine Ossant

Mother's Name: Marie Vesinat

Spouse's Father's Name: Simon Touchet

Spouse's Mother's Name: Marie Gignard

Race: White

Marital Status: Single

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01809-6

System Origin: Canada-EASy

GS Film number: 1018044

Reference ID: M 2

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 20 May 2015), Richard Ossant and Marie Touchet, 07 May 1703; citing L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency No 1, Quebec, reference M 2; FHL microfilm 1,018,044.

Children:

Ange Ossant 1707-1777

Angélique Ossant ca 1708-

Ignace Ossant 1715-1788

Joseph-Marie Ossant 1717-1800

François Ossant dit Basteron 1720-

Children of Richard OSSANT (AUSSAN) and Marie TOUCHET

Ange OSSANT (AUSSAN)

Born: 24 January 1707, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 5 November 1777, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoinette BONIN dite DÉLISLE 5 February 1731 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Ignace OSSANT (AUSSAN)

Born: 21 March 1715, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 2 January 1788, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise GUEVREMONT 6 January 1738 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Marie-Rose CHEVALIER (DEGUIRE) 3 May 1756 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Marie AUSSANT (OSSANT)

Born: 30 April 1717, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 4 April 1800, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE 7 January 1750 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Richard OSSANT (AUSSAN) married

Marie-Françoise HAREL
Marriage date: 6 February 1728
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Françoise HAREL was the child of Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL and Marie-Madeleine PESCHER

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Birth — 1680
7 September 1680
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1703 Marriage / Partner
Richard OSSANT (AUSSAN) and Marie TOUCHET 7 May 1703, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Ange OSSANT (AUSSAN) was born 24 January 1707, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Richard was 26 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Ignace OSSANT (AUSSAN) was born 21 March 1715, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Richard was 34 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie AUSSANT (OSSANT) was born 30 April 1717, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Richard was 36 years old.

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

1724 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie TOUCHET died 9 September 1724, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1728 Marriage / Partner
Richard OSSANT (AUSSAN) and Marie-Françoise HAREL 6 February 1728, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 47 years old.

1731 Marriage of Child
Ange OSSANT (AUSSAN) married 5 February 1731, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoinette BONIN dite DÉLISLE

Death — 1734
13 November 1734
Sorel, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 54.

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