HELP! Ancestor is complete! flag female ancestor  Marie-Catherine  PHANEUF

  (b. 12 February 1760 Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada   d. 13 April 1797 Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )  
Age: 38

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Marie-Catherine PHANEUF was born 12 February 1760 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Marie-Catherine PHANEUF was the child of François PHANEUF   and   Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Catherine CHARPENTIER (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS and Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

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

Marie-Catherine  married  Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD 26 January 1778 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 10 children. Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD  was born abt. 1754 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence).  Jean Baptiste Marie died 22 June 1821 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Jean Baptiste Marie was the child of Pierre Joseph RICHARD and Marie Madeleine BOURG.

Marie-Catherine PHANEUF died 13 April 1797 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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.

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Family and Children of Marie-Catherine PHANEUF

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Marie-Catherine PHANEUF married Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD-- Date: 26 January 1778 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD was the child of Pierre Joseph RICHARD and Marie Madeleine BOURG


Marriage certificate shows groom's age to be 24. Bride's age is listed as 18. Groom's parents list Bécancour as their residence. Also present at wedding- groom's uncle (Pierre Bourget) and bride's brother (Jean Baptiste Fanef)

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


Children of Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD and Marie-Catherine PHANEUF:

flag baby girl ancestor Marie-Magdeleine RICHARD (b.3 November 1779, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 21 October 1780, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie-Josephte RICHARD (b.7 May 1781, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 11 January 1864, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) 3 June 1799 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Marie-Madeleine RICHARD (b.14 June 1783, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 17 October 1874, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 31 January 1814 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT 17 February 1817 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Toussaint JARRET (JARED) dit BEAUREGARD 1 February 1830 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

flag baby girl ancestor Marie-Anne RICHARD (b.19 December 1784, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 24 October 1786, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Charles RICHARD (b.11 January 1786 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 3 November 1819, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique CHATEL 22 January 1810 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste RICHARD (b.25 January 1789, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 7 September 1863, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne BOUSQUET 10 August 1812 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Françoise BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS 15 June 1818 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor Joseph RICHARD (b.30 March 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 24 May 1860, Amhertsburg, Upper Canada)
m. Marie-Desanges-Archange BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) 10 August 1812 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Marie-Geneviève RICHARD (b.19 August 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 1 December 1880, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. André CASAVANT (CAZAVANT) 10 September 1822 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!flag male ancestor Pierre-Antoine RICHARD (b.13 June 1794, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 15 April 1849, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT 21 February 1814 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Jean-Basile RICHARD (b.29 May 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 29 June 1880, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Anne-Jeanne GRENIER 2 February 1818 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada



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birth1760 Birth
12 February 1760
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Kings and Queens1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
marriage1778 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine PHANEUF and Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD 26 January 1778, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.
1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Magdeleine RICHARD was born 3 November 1779, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Catherine was 19 years old.
1780 Death of Child
Marie-Magdeleine RICHARD died 21 October 1780, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Catherine was 20 years old.
1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RICHARD was born 7 May 1781, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 21 years old.
1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine RICHARD was born 14 June 1783, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 23 years old.
1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD was born 19 December 1784, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Catherine was 24 years old.
1786 Birth of Child
Charles RICHARD was born 11 January 1786 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 25 years old.
1786 Death of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD died 24 October 1786, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Catherine was 26 years old.
1789 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD was born 25 January 1789, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 28 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 30 March 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 31 years old.
1792 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève RICHARD was born 19 August 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 32 years old.
1794 Birth of Child
Pierre-Antoine RICHARD was born 13 June 1794, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 34 years old.
1796 Birth of Child
Jean-Basile RICHARD was born 29 May 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 36 years old.
death1797 Death
13 April 1797
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 37.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/7/2025 11:01:18 AM

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