Simon RICHARD

Born

6 June 1801 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Died

7 September 1832 , La Présentation, Lower Canada

Simon married Marie-Victoire DECELLES 21 September 1824 in La Présentation, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Victoire DECELLES was born 14 January 1809 in La Présentation, Lower Canada . Marie-Victoire died 9 November 1890 in Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada . Marie-Victoire was the child of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Victoire RACETTE .

Parents & Family of Simon RICHARD

Parents of Simon RICHARD

Father

Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD

Mother

Marie-Angélique CHAINE (CHENET)

Grandparents of Simon RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

Pierre Joseph RICHARD Marie Madeleine BOURG

Maternal grandparents

Alexis CHAINE (CHENET) Marguerite BREAU (BRAULT)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Simon RICHARD

Simon RICHARD married

Marie-Victoire DECELLES
Marriage date: 21 September 1824
Marriage place: La Présentation, Lower Canada

See marriage record for Simon RICHARD and Marie-Victoire DECELLES
Marie-Victoire DECELLES was the child of Joseph DECELLES dit DUCLOS and Victoire RACETTE

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

Children of Simon RICHARD and Marie-Victoire DECELLES

Angelique RICHARD

Born: 9 June 1825, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 9 August 1876, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

Henriette RICHARD

Born: abt. 1825, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Scholastique RICHARD

Born: 11 January 1829, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Simon RICHARD

Born: 13 February 1831, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 3 July 1834, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Ambroise RICHARD

Born: 22 April 1833, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 15 April 1887, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1801
6 June 1801
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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

1824 Marriage / Partner
Simon RICHARD and Marie-Victoire DECELLES 21 September 1824, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

He was 23 years old.

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

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

1825 Birth of Child
Angelique RICHARD was born 9 June 1825, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Simon was 24 years old.

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)

1829 Birth of Child
Scholastique RICHARD was born 11 January 1829, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Simon was 27 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Simon RICHARD was born 13 February 1831, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Simon was 29 years old.