Henriette PEPIN DESCARDONNETS LACHANCE

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9 October 1820 , La Présentation, Lower Canada

Died

31 January 1861 , Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

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Michel PEPIN dit LACHANCE Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX

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Born: 9 October 1820 in La Présentation, Lower Canada

Father: Michel PEPIN dit LACHANCE

Mother: Marie-Josephe LEMIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE , Marguerite ROBICHAUD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie LEMIEUX , Helene-Elisabeth LAVOIE

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Henriette married Ambroise RICHARD 3 October 1837 in La Présentation, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Ambroise RICHARD was born 12 June 1815 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Ambroise died 16 April 1846 in Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada. Ambroise was the child of Pierre-Antoine RICHARD and Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT.

Henriette married (2) Pierre-Pascal MORIN 15 February 1847 in Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East . Pierre-Pascal MORIN was born abt. 1823 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Henriette PEPIN DESCARDONNETS LACHANCE died 31 January 1861 in Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East.
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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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Spouse & Children of Henriette PEPIN DESCARDONNETS LACHANCE

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Henriette PEPIN DESCARDONNETS LACHANCE married

Ambroise RICHARD
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

Ambroise RICHARD was the child of Pierre-Antoine RICHARD and Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT

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La Présentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge

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Children of Ambroise RICHARD and Henriette PEPIN DESCARDONNETS LACHANCE

Aurelie RICHARD

Born: 1 November 1838, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada
Died: 6 November 1855, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

Ambroise RICHARD

Born: 1 July 1840, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada
Died: 2 September 1841, Saint-Hugues, Canada East

Ambrose Odilon RICHARD

Born: 16 December 1842, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East
Died: 13 September 1908, , Montana, USA

Married: Sophie Azelle LAJOIE 24 January 1865 Place: Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Asurede RICHARD

Born: 14 December 1844, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East
Died: ,

Henriette PEPIN DESCARDONNETS LACHANCE married

Pierre-Pascal MORIN
Marriage date: 15 February 1847
Marriage place: Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

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Birth — 1820
9 October 1820
La Présentation, Lower Canada

Henriette PEPIN DESCARDONNETS LACHANCE - Baptism

Baptism

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

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

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

1837 Marriage / Partner
Henriette PEPIN DESCARDONNETS LACHANCE and Ambroise RICHARD 3 October 1837, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

She was 16 years old.

Henriette PEPIN DESCARDONNETS LACHANCE - 1837 marriage

1837 marriage

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

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Birth of Child
Aurelie RICHARD was born 1 November 1838, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada

Henriette was 18 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
Ambroise RICHARD was born 1 July 1840, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada

Henriette was 19 years old.

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

1841 Death of Child
Ambroise RICHARD died 2 September 1841, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada

Henriette was 20 years old.

1842 Birth of Child
Ambrose Odilon RICHARD was born 16 December 1842, Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

Henriette was 22 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)

1844 Birth of Child
Joseph-Asurede RICHARD was born 14 December 1844, Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

Henriette was 24 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ambroise RICHARD died 16 April 1846, Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

1847 Marriage / Partner
Henriette PEPIN DESCARDONNETS LACHANCE and Pierre-Pascal MORIN 15 February 1847, Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

She was 26 years old.