François RICARD

Born

19 April 1720 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1800 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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Charles-Simon RICARD Marguerite RICHER dite LAFLECHE

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Born: 19 April 1720 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Charles-Simon RICARD

Mother: Marguerite RICHER dite LAFLECHE

Paternal grandparents: Jean RICARD (RIQUART) , Marie-Madeleine PINEAU (PINEAULT) dite LAPERLE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE , Dorothee BRASSARD (BRASSART)

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François married Marie-Josephe CHAREST 22 February 1751 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephe CHAREST was born 15 December 1731 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Josephe died 18 January 1818 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph CHAREST and Madeleine CHAINE (CHESNE).

François RICARD died 17 March 1800 in La-Pérade, 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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Marie-Josephe CHAREST
Marriage date: 22 February 1751
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Josephe CHAREST was the child of Joseph CHAREST and Madeleine CHAINE (CHESNE)

Children of François RICARD and Marie-Josephe CHAREST

Josephte RICARD

Born: 5 June 1752, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Toussaint LOISELLE 17 October 1785 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Rose RICARD

Born: 18 September 1753, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1837, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE 26 January 1779 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Charlotte RICARD

Born: 8 March 1758, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 19 November 1821, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: François GLOUTNEY 31 January 1785 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph RICARD

Born: 21 September 1763, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 January 1842, La-Pérade, Canada East

Married: Therese BARIBEAU 5 August 1788 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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Birth — 1720
19 April 1720
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
François RICARD and Marie-Josephe CHAREST 22 February 1751, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 30 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Josephte RICARD was born 5 June 1752, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 32 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Rose RICARD was born 18 September 1753, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 33 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Charlotte RICARD was born 8 March 1758, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 37 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
Joseph RICARD was born 21 September 1763, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 43 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Rose RICARD married 26 January 1779, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Charlotte RICARD married 31 January 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François GLOUTNEY

1785 Marriage of Child
Josephte RICARD married 17 October 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Toussaint LOISELLE

1788 Marriage of Child
Joseph RICARD married 5 August 1788, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Therese BARIBEAU

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

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