Charles RICHARD

(b. 11 January 1786 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 November 1819 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Charles RICHARD was born 11 January 1786 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles RICHARD was the child of Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD and Marie-Catherine PHANEUF and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre Joseph RICHARD and Marie Madeleine BOURG (maternal) François PHANEUF and Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS

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Charles married Marie-Angélique CHATEL 22 January 1810 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Marie-Angélique CHATEL was born 1 February 1791 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique died 24 October 1863 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Joseph-Marie CHATEL and Marguerite FORTIN.

Charles RICHARD died 3 November 1819 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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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
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Charles RICHARD married

Marie-Angélique CHATEL-- Date: 22 January 1810 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
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Marie-Angélique CHATEL was the child of Joseph-Marie CHATEL and Marguerite FORTIN

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Children of Charles RICHARD and Marie-Angélique CHATEL:

Marie-Angélique RICHARD (b.20 October 1810, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. 24 August 1887, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre PERRAULT (PERREAULT) 12 September 1826 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

Jean-Marie RICHARD (b.9 September 1812, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 28 March 1864, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Louise GODBOUT 22 July 1834 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Moise RICHARD (b.29 June 1814, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. 16 March 1895, Upton, Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite DUFAULT 23 October 1832 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada
m. Victoire BELANGER 9 November 1852

Marie-Sophie RICHARD (b.26 September 1816, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. 13 October 1885, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada)
m. Benoit BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 7 July 1840 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Florence RICHARD (b.25 September 1818, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. 30 June 1849, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

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1786 Birth
11 January 1786
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Baptism

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1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1810 Marriage / Partner
Charles RICHARD and Marie-Angélique CHATEL 22 January 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1810 marriage

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1810 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique RICHARD was born 20 October 1810, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles was 24 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie RICHARD was born 9 September 1812, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles was 26 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Pierre-Moise RICHARD was born 29 June 1814, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles was 28 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Marie-Sophie RICHARD was born 26 September 1816, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles was 30 years old.

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.

1818 Birth of Child
Marie-Florence RICHARD was born 25 September 1818, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charles was 32 years old.