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 )

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Jean-Baptiste RICHARD was born 25 January 1789 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste 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

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne BOUSQUET 10 August 1812 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Marie-Anne BOUSQUET was born 25 October 1789 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 19 January 1818 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Madeleine CHOQUET.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Françoise BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS 15 June 1818 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 15 children. Marie-Françoise BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS was born 17 November 1796 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise died 22 March 1861 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of Pierre BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Josephte GAUDET.

Jean-Baptiste RICHARD died 7 September 1863 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jean-Baptiste RICHARD

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Jean-Baptiste RICHARD married

Marie-Anne BOUSQUET-- Date: 10 August 1812 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
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Marie-Anne BOUSQUET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Madeleine CHOQUET

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Children of Jean-Baptiste RICHARD and Marie-Anne BOUSQUET:

Marie-Anne RICHARD (b.15 March 1814, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 18 November 1902, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)

Jean-Baptiste RICHARD (b.25 May 1815, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 24 April 1817, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

Nathalie RICHARD (b.16 November 1816, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 17 December 1817, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

Jean-Baptiste RICHARD married

Marie-Françoise BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS-- Date: 15 June 1818 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Françoise BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS was the child of Pierre BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Josephte GAUDET

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Children of Jean-Baptiste RICHARD and Marie-Françoise BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS:

Marie-Françoise RICHARD (b.27 February 1819, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 1 October 1832, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

Marie-Josephte RICHARD (b.11 June 1820, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 13 August 1906, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)

Jean-Baptiste RICHARD (b.4 December 1821, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 30 April 1823, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

Marie-Angélique RICHARD (b.25 April 1823, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )

Michel RICHARD (b.3 December 1824, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 9 April 1825, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

Marie-Odile RICHARD (b.28 February 1826, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 15 June 1826, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

Marie-Honore RICHARD (b.28 March 1827, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 28 February 1895, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)

Jean-Baptiste RICHARD (b.2 January 1829, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 21 September 1884, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. Julie VIGEANT 1 March 1859 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Victor RICHARD (b.25 August 1830, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 10 July 1900, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)

Marie-Julie RICHARD (b.10 September 1832, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 13 February 1833, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

David RICHARD (b.3 January 1834, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 20 December 1904, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. Henriette BAZINET 26 October 1858 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marguerite RICHARD (b.30 June 1835, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 14 September 1837, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

Etienne (Stephen) RICHARD (b.25 December 1837, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 7 November 1931, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Toussaint (Austin) RICHARD (b.1 November 1839, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 6 June 1916, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA)

Joseph-Adjutor RICHARD (b.15 March 1842, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 18 March 1842, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

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1789 Birth
25 January 1789
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

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)

1812 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD and Marie-Anne BOUSQUET 10 August 1812, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1812 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1814 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD was born 15 March 1814, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD was born 25 May 1815, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Nathalie RICHARD was born 16 November 1816, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD died 24 April 1817, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1817 Death of Child
Nathalie RICHARD died 17 December 1817, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD and Marie-Françoise BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS 15 June 1818, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1818 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne BOUSQUET died 19 January 1818, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1819 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise RICHARD was born 27 February 1819, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RICHARD was born 11 June 1820, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD was born 4 December 1821, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique RICHARD was born 25 April 1823, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1823 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD died 30 April 1823, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Michel RICHARD was born 3 December 1824, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

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

1825 Death of Child
Michel RICHARD died 9 April 1825, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Marie-Odile RICHARD was born 28 February 1826, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Marie-Honore RICHARD was born 28 March 1827, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD was born 2 January 1829, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Birth of Child
Victor RICHARD was born 25 August 1830, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie RICHARD was born 10 September 1832, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1832 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise RICHARD died 1 October 1832, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1833 Death of Child
Marie-Julie RICHARD died 13 February 1833, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
David RICHARD was born 3 January 1834, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Marguerite RICHARD was born 30 June 1835, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

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

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1837 Death of Child
Marguerite RICHARD died 14 September 1837, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

1837 Birth of Child
Etienne (Stephen) RICHARD was born 25 December 1837, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Toussaint (Austin) RICHARD was born 1 November 1839, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 50 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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

1842 Birth of Child
Joseph-Adjutor RICHARD was born 15 March 1842, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 53 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)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Marriage of Child
David RICHARD married 26 October 1858, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Henriette BAZINET

1859 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD married 1 March 1859, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Julie VIGEANT

1861 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS died 22 March 1861, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1863 Death
7 September 1863
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 74.

Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/12/2016 9:52:22 AM