Françoise RICHARD

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abt. 1734 , Acadia, Canada

Died

24 September 1805 , Lotbinière, Lower Canada

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Martin RICHARD Marie CORMIER

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Born: abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Martin RICHARD

Mother: Marie CORMIER

Paternal grandparents: Martin RICHARD , Marguerite BOURG

Maternal grandparents: François CORMIER , Marguerite LEBLANC

Françoise was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Françoise married Jean BERNARD abt. 1754 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean BERNARD was born abt. 1727 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jean died 22 September 1829 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Jean was the child of René BERNARD and Anne BELOU.

Françoise RICHARD died 24 September 1805 in Lotbinière, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Françoise RICHARD married

Jean BERNARD
Marriage date: abt. 1754
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean BERNARD was the child of René BERNARD and Anne BELOU

Children of Jean BERNARD and Françoise RICHARD

Marie-Rosalie BERNARD

Born: 25 November 1764, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1848, Deschaillons, Canada East

Married: Pierre PARIS 1 July 1793 Place: Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

Pelagie BERNARD

Born: 22 March 1774, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 February 1805, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Modeste PERUSSE 9 February 1795 Place: Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie BERNARD was born 25 November 1764, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

1774 Birth of Child
Pelagie BERNARD was born 22 March 1774, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

1775 - 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.