Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT

Born

30 October 1788 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

10 August 1859 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle BOUSQUET

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Born: 30 October 1788 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT

Mother: Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle BOUSQUET

Paternal grandparents: Jean ARCHAMBAULT , Marie-Charlotte BOUSQUET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BOUSQUET , Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle ARCHAMBAULT

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Marie-Charlotte married Pierre-Antoine RICHARD 21 February 1814 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Pierre-Antoine RICHARD was born 13 June 1794 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Pierre-Antoine died 15 April 1849 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Pierre-Antoine was the child of Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD and Marie-Catherine PHANEUF.

Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT died 10 August 1859 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.

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Archambault Name Meaning

French: from an Old French personal name derived from ancient Germanic Ercanbald composed of the elements ercan ‘precious excellent’ + bald ‘bold daring’. Compare Archambeau Archambeault Archambo and Shambo .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Archibald, Armbrust, Thibault, Archambeault, Chenault, Arsenault

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT

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Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT married

Pierre-Antoine RICHARD
Marriage date: 21 February 1814
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Pierre-Antoine RICHARD was the child of Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD and Marie-Catherine PHANEUF

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Children of Pierre-Antoine RICHARD and Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT

Ambroise RICHARD

Born: 12 June 1815, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 16 April 1846, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

Married: Henriette PEPIN DESCARDONNETS LACHANCE 3 October 1837 Place: La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Jean-Baptiste RICHARD

Born: 1 January 1817, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 14 April 1885, Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot, Québec, Canada

Married: Geneviève SEVIGNY 8 April 1850 Place: Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

Marie RICHARD

Born: 9 June 1818, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 27 November 1893, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Married: Michel-Augustin CHARTIER 4 August 1835 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: François DESMARAIS 3 October 1837 Place: La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Eusebe RICHARD

Born: 9 March 1820, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 15 April 1897, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Sophie ANGER 14 February 1843 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie Rose (Rosalie) RICHARD

Born: 15 March 1822, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 16 August 1880, La Présentation, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Cajeton LEBLANC 25 September 1838 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Adeline (Adée) (Adele) RICHARD

Born: 29 December 1823, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 2 June 1888, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Charles ANGER 15 July 1845 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Michel RICHARD

Born: 29 September 1825, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 7 August 1895, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Julie CHATEL 29 February 1848 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Elmyre RICHARD

Born: 29 April 1827, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 9 March 1889, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph ANGER 21 August 1849 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph RICHARD

Born: 15 October 1828, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 13 October 1831, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Augustin RICHARD

Born: 19 April 1830, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1905, , Vermont, USA

Married: Elizabeth MASSY 1854 Place: Vergennes, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1788
30 October 1788
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT - 1788 Baptism. St-Denis-Sur-Richelieu, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

1788 Baptism. St-Denis-Sur-Richelieu, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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)

1814 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT and Pierre-Antoine RICHARD 21 February 1814, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT - 1814 Marriage. St-Denis-Sur-Richelieu, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

1814 Marriage. St-Denis-Sur-Richelieu, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1815 Birth of Child
Ambroise RICHARD was born 12 June 1815, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 26 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD was born 1 January 1817, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 28 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Birth of Child
Marie RICHARD was born 9 June 1818, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Charlotte was 29 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Eusebe RICHARD was born 9 March 1820, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 31 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Marie Rose (Rosalie) RICHARD was born 15 March 1822, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 33 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Adeline (Adée) (Adele) RICHARD was born 29 December 1823, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 35 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Michel RICHARD was born 29 September 1825, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 36 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Elmyre RICHARD was born 29 April 1827, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 38 years old.

1828 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 15 October 1828, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 39 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Birth of Child
Augustin RICHARD was born 19 April 1830, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 41 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Death of Child
Joseph RICHARD died 13 October 1831, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 42 years old.

1835 Marriage of Child
Marie RICHARD married 4 August 1835, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Michel-Augustin CHARTIER

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1837 Marriage of Child
Ambroise RICHARD married 3 October 1837, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Henriette PEPIN DESCARDONNETS LACHANCE

1837 Marriage of Child
Marie RICHARD married 3 October 1837, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to François DESMARAIS

1838 Marriage of Child
Marie Rose (Rosalie) RICHARD married 25 September 1838, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Cajeton LEBLANC

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Marriage of Child
Eusebe RICHARD married 14 February 1843, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Sophie ANGER

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage of Child
Adeline (Adée) (Adele) RICHARD married 15 July 1845, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charles ANGER

1846 Death of Child
Ambroise RICHARD died 16 April 1846, Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 57 years old.

1848 Marriage of Child
Michel RICHARD married 29 February 1848, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Julie CHATEL

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-Antoine RICHARD died 15 April 1849, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1849 Marriage of Child
Elmyre RICHARD married 21 August 1849, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph ANGER

1850 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD married 8 April 1850, Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada to Geneviève SEVIGNY

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Burial
Name: Charlotte Archambault Richard
Event: Enterrement (Burial)
Burial Year: 1859
Burial Location: St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec (Quebec)

Ancestry.com. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
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