Françoise CORMIER

Born

abt. 1724 , Acadia, Canada

Died

24 December 1799 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Pierre CORMIER Marguerite CYR

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Born: abt. 1724 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Pierre CORMIER

Mother: Marguerite CYR

Paternal grandparents: Alexis CORMIER , Marie Anne LEBLANC

Maternal grandparents: Jean CYR , Françoise MELANSON

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 Joseph RICHARD 29 January 1742 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph RICHARD was born abt. 1720 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Joseph died 1 February 1770 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Joseph was the child of Martin RICHARD and Marie CORMIER.

Françoise CORMIER died 24 December 1799 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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 CORMIER married

Joseph RICHARD
Marriage date: 29 January 1742
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Joseph RICHARD was the child of Martin RICHARD and Marie CORMIER

Children of Joseph RICHARD and Françoise CORMIER

Joseph RICHARD

Born: abt. 1743, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 7 October 1816, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Anne SIMON dite BOUCHER 19 January 1767 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Rosalie RICHARD

Born: abt. 1751, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) 7 January 1772 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1742 Marriage / Partner
Françoise CORMIER and Joseph RICHARD 29 January 1742, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Joseph RICHARD married 19 January 1767, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Marie Anne SIMON dite BOUCHER

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph RICHARD died 1 February 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1772 Marriage of Child
Rosalie RICHARD married 7 January 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

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.