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flag female ancestor  Marie-Sophie  RICHARD

Born
31 October 1844 ,  Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Died
1 December 1885 ,  Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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Eusebe RICHARDSophie ANGER
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Born: 31 October 1844 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Father: Eusebe RICHARD
Mother: Sophie ANGER
Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Antoine RICHARD , Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT
Maternal grandparents: Charles ANGER , Marie-Thérèse LUSSIER


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Sophie  married  Joseph-Denis LUSSIER 17 January 1865 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Joseph-Denis LUSSIER  was born 28 February 1845 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Joseph-Denis died 29 March 1904 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Joseph-Denis was the child of Joseph LUSSIER and Lucie GAUDET.

Marie-Sophie RICHARD died 1 December 1885 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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-Sophie RICHARD

Marie-Sophie RICHARD married flag male ancestor Joseph-Denis LUSSIER
Marriage date: 17 January 1865
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Joseph-Denis LUSSIER was the child of Joseph LUSSIER and Lucie GAUDET



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BirthBirth — 1844
31 October 1844
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
marriage1865 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Sophie RICHARD and Joseph-Denis LUSSIER 17 January 1865 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.
1865 Birth of Child
Marie-Amanda LUSSIER was born 15 February 1865, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 20 years old.
News1867 - 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.
1867 Birth of Child
Joseph-Pierre LUSSIER was born 19 April 1867, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 22 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1868 Birth of Child
Delia LUSSIER was born 14 May 1868, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 23 years old.
1869 Birth of Child
Joseph-Alphonse LUSSIER was born 5 July 1869, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 24 years old.
1870 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LUSSIER was born 10 August 1870, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 25 years old.
1872 Birth of Child
Joseph Toussaint LUSSIER was born 4 March 1872, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 27 years old.
1873 Birth of Child
Isidore LUSSIER was born 1 July 1873, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 28 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1875 Birth of Child
Marie Adele LUSSIER was born 1 July 1875, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 30 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
1876 Birth of Child
François-Xavier LUSSIER was born 6 October 1876, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 31 years old.
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
1878 Birth of Child
Joseph-Georges LUSSIER was born 1 March 1878, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 33 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
1879 Birth of Child
Alphonse-Joseph LUSSIER was born 13 July 1879, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 34 years old.
1881 Birth of Child
Pierre LUSSIER was born 19 April 1881, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 36 years old.
1883 Birth of Child
Raphael LUSSIER was born 9 March 1883, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie was 38 years old.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
DeathDeath — 1885
1 December 1885
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 41.
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