Marie RICHARD

Born

9 June 1818 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Died

27 November 1893 , Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marie married Michel-Augustin CHARTIER 4 August 1835 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
Michel-Augustin CHARTIER was born 27 August 1818 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Michel-Augustin died 17 January 1837 in La Présentation, Lower Canada . Michel-Augustin was the child of Joseph CHARTIER and Rosalie FONTAINE .

Marie married François DESMARAIS 3 October 1837 in La Présentation, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
François DESMARAIS was born 16 February 1794 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . François died 8 November 1863 in La Présentation, Canada East . François was the child of Paul DESMARAIS and Marguerite LOUPE dite ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS) .

Parents & Family of Marie RICHARD

Parents of Marie RICHARD

Father

Pierre-Antoine RICHARD

Mother

Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT

Grandparents of Marie RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD Marie-Catherine PHANEUF

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle BOUSQUET

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie RICHARD

Marie RICHARD married

Michel-Augustin CHARTIER
Marriage date: 4 August 1835
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

Michel-Augustin CHARTIER was the child of Joseph CHARTIER and Rosalie FONTAINE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Michel-Augustin CHARTIER and Marie RICHARD

No children are currently listed for this couple.

Marie RICHARD married

François DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 3 October 1837
Marriage place: La Présentation, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

François DESMARAIS was the child of Paul DESMARAIS and Marguerite LOUPE dite ROCHELET (ROCHELAIS)

Marriage notes:

La Présentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge, La Présentation, Quebec, Francois Desmaret, husband of deceased Sophie Chartier of St. Hugues. Marie's previous husband is the deceased Michel Chartier.

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of François DESMARAIS and Marie RICHARD

François DESMARAIS

Born: 15 November 1838, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: 18 April 1922, Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Québec, Canada

Marie Philomene DESMARAIS

Born: 30 June 1840, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: 11 February 1923, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Rosalie "Rose" DESMARAIS

Born: 30 December 1841, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: 19 November 1893, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

René DESMARAIS

Born: 19 May 1843, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: 22 May 1843, La Présentation, Canada East

Priscille DESMARAIS

Born: 28 May 1844, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: 4 June 1844, La Présentation, Canada East

René DESMARAIS

Born: 11 April 1845, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: 30 April 1845, La Présentation, Canada East

Adeline DESMARAIS

Born: 11 March 1846, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: ,

Remi DESMARAIS

Born: 27 May 1848, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: 1 July 1917, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Leon DESMARAIS

Born: 23 September 1849, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: 29 April 1856, La Présentation, Canada East

Marie-Mathilda DESMARAIS

Born: 8 June 1851, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: 6 November 1852, La Présentation, Canada East

Elie DESMARAIS

Born: 26 June 1853, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: 14 October 1927, Bonsecours, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Israel DESMARAIS

Born: 6 May 1855, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: 6 July 1935, Bonsecours, Québec, Canada

Marie-Lea DESMARAIS

Born: 28 April 1857, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: 26 April 1932, Granby, Québec, Canada

Virginie DESMARAIS

Born: 16 July 1858, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: ,

Marie-Albina DESMARAIS

Born: 27 May 1860, La Présentation, Canada East
Died: ,

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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 — 1818
9 June 1818
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Baptism

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

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Marriage / Partner
Marie RICHARD and Michel-Augustin CHARTIER 4 August 1835, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1835 marriage

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

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

1837 Marriage / Partner
Marie RICHARD and François DESMARAIS 3 October 1837, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

She was 19 years old.

Marie RICHARD - 1837 Marriage La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

1837 Marriage
La Présentation, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

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

1837 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel-Augustin CHARTIER died 17 January 1837, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Birth of Child
François DESMARAIS was born 15 November 1838, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 20 years old.

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

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

1840 Birth of Child
Marie Philomene DESMARAIS was born 30 June 1840, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 22 years old.

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

1841 Birth of Child
Rosalie "Rose" DESMARAIS was born 30 December 1841, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 23 years old.

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

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

1843 Birth of Child
René DESMARAIS was born 19 May 1843, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 24 years old.

1844 Birth of Child
Priscille DESMARAIS was born 28 May 1844, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 25 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
René DESMARAIS was born 11 April 1845, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 26 years old.

1846 Birth of Child
Adeline DESMARAIS was born 11 March 1846, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 27 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Remi DESMARAIS was born 27 May 1848, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 29 years old.

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

1849 Birth of Child
Leon DESMARAIS was born 23 September 1849, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 31 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Marie-Mathilda DESMARAIS was born 8 June 1851, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 33 years old.

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

1852 Death of Child
Marie-Mathilda DESMARAIS died 6 November 1852, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 34 years old.

1853 Birth of Child
Elie DESMARAIS was born 26 June 1853, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 35 years old.

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

1855 Birth of Child
Joseph-Israel DESMARAIS was born 6 May 1855, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 36 years old.

1856 Death of Child
Leon DESMARAIS died 29 April 1856, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 37 years old.

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

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

1857 Birth of Child
Marie-Lea DESMARAIS was born 28 April 1857, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 38 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
Virginie DESMARAIS was born 16 July 1858, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 40 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Marie-Albina DESMARAIS was born 27 May 1860, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marie was 41 years old.

1863 Death of Spouse/Partner
François DESMARAIS died 8 November 1863, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.