Augustin RICHARD

(b. 22 January 1736 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 19 February 1812 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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Augustin RICHARD was born 22 January 1736 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Augustin RICHARD was the child of Louis-Joseph RICHARD and Marie-Louise MARCOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis RICHARD and Claudine LANGLOIS (maternal) Jacques MARCOTTE and Louise BEAUDET

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

Augustin married Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 11 October 1761 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was born 6 February 1738 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Anne died 30 January 1808 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY and Geneviève GONTHIER.

Augustin RICHARD died 19 February 1812 in Cap-Santé, 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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Augustin RICHARD married

Marie-Anne TREMBLAY-- Date: 11 October 1761 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was the child of Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY and Geneviève GONTHIER

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Children of Augustin RICHARD and Marie-Anne TREMBLAY:

Marianne RICHARD (b.30 July 1762, Cap-Santé, Canada d. 21 October 1839, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

Josette RICHARD (b.7 December 1763, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 April 1814, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph MARCOTTE 1 October 1792 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin RICHARD (b.26 July 1765, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 February 1847, Cap-Santé, Canada East )

Pierre RICHARD (b.26 March 1767, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise RICHARD (b.6 February 1768, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 September 1844, Cap-Santé, Canada East )

Elisabeth RICHARD (b.26 September 1769, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Angélique RICHARD (b.16 March 1771, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 January 1825, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. Michel FRENET (FRENETTE) 18 February 1790 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Genevieve RICHARD (b.7 August 1773, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1775, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marguerite RICHARD (b.18 July 1774, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 October 1841, Cap-Santé, Canada East )

Genevieve RICHARD (b.6 December 1775, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 February 1825, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

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1736 Birth
22 January 1736
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Augustin RICHARD and Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 11 October 1761, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marianne RICHARD was born 30 July 1762, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin was 26 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Josette RICHARD was born 7 December 1763, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin was 27 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Augustin RICHARD was born 26 July 1765, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin was 29 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Pierre RICHARD was born 26 March 1767, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin was 31 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RICHARD was born 6 February 1768, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin was 32 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Elisabeth RICHARD was born 26 September 1769, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin was 33 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Angélique RICHARD was born 16 March 1771, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin was 35 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Genevieve RICHARD was born 7 August 1773, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin was 37 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite RICHARD was born 18 July 1774, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin was 38 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Genevieve RICHARD was born 6 December 1775, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin was 39 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Angélique RICHARD married 18 February 1790, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Michel FRENET (FRENETTE)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Josette RICHARD married 1 October 1792, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Joseph MARCOTTE

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

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