François RICHARD

Born

abt. 1741 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

25 January 1810 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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François RICHARD Marie Geneviève DAVID

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Born: abt. 1741 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: François RICHARD

Mother: Marie Geneviève DAVID

Paternal grandparents: François RICHARD , Marie Anne COMEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste DAVID , Marguerite LAPIERRE dite LAROCHE

François 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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François married Elisabeth Marthe HEBERT 18 September 1774 . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Elisabeth Marthe HEBERT was born abt. 1749 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Elisabeth Marthe died 14 May 1805 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Elisabeth Marthe was the child of Pierre Simon HÉBERT and Elisabeth DUPUIS.

François married (2) Marie-Louise LABRECQUE 9 February 1807 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise LABRECQUE was born 4 March 1755 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise died 27 April 1836 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie-Louise was the child of François LABRECQUE and Louise NADEAU.

François RICHARD died 25 January 1810 in L'Acadie, 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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Spouse & Children of François RICHARD

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François RICHARD married

Elisabeth Marthe HEBERT
Marriage date: 18 September 1774
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Elisabeth Marthe HEBERT was the child of Pierre Simon HÉBERT and Elisabeth DUPUIS

Children of François RICHARD and Elisabeth Marthe HEBERT

François RICHARD

Born: June 1771, American Colonies
Died: 4 January 1833, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite GRANGER 17 February 1794 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph RICHARD

Born: 1 October 1775, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 December 1860, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: Marie ROY 4 July 1796 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Anne RICHARD

Born: 21 September 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles THIBEAU (THIBAULT) 17 September 1798 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Isabelle RICHARD

Born: 14 July 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 July 1824, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Francois RICHARD

Born: 4 December 1784, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 March 1878, Napierville, Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine RAYMOND 8 August 1803 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Mathurin RICHARD

Born: 16 January 1786, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 February 1868, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Madeleine BOURGEOIS 13 April 1807 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Françoise RICHARD

Born: 27 August 1788, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gedeon ROY 21 September 1807 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marguerite RICHARD

Born: 26 May 1791, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 February 1810, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Suzanne RICHARD

Born: 27 October 1793, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 24 May 1806, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Rene-Emery RICHARD

Born: 6 April 1796, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 6 December 1820, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

François RICHARD married

Marie-Louise LABRECQUE
Marriage date: 9 February 1807
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Marie-Louise LABRECQUE was the child of François LABRECQUE and Louise NADEAU

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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.

1771 Birth of Child
François RICHARD was born June 1771, , United States (USA) (American Colonies)

1774 Marriage / Partner
François RICHARD and Elisabeth Marthe HEBERT 18 September 1774,

1775 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 1 October 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD was born 21 September 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1783 Birth of Child
Isabelle RICHARD was born 14 July 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Francois RICHARD was born 4 December 1784, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1786 Birth of Child
Mathurin RICHARD was born 16 January 1786, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1788 Birth of Child
Françoise RICHARD was born 27 August 1788, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marguerite RICHARD was born 26 May 1791, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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

1793 Birth of Child
Suzanne RICHARD was born 27 October 1793, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1794 Marriage of Child
François RICHARD married 17 February 1794, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marguerite GRANGER

1796 Birth of Child
Rene-Emery RICHARD was born 6 April 1796, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1796 Marriage of Child
Joseph RICHARD married 4 July 1796, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie ROY

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD married 17 September 1798, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Charles THIBEAU (THIBAULT)

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Francois RICHARD married 8 August 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Catherine RAYMOND