Marguerite RICHARD

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abt. 1754 , Acadia, Canada

Died

25 March 1804 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Joseph RICHARD Anne MOUTON

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Born: abt. 1754 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Joseph RICHARD

Mother: Anne MOUTON

Paternal grandparents: Michel RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ , Marie Josephe BOURGEOIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean MOUTON , Marie Josephe GIROUARD

Marguerite 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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Marguerite married François LACASSE 28 October 1771 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . François LACASSE was born abt. 1749 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François died 14 November 1782 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). François was the child of Jean-Baptiste CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE.

Marguerite RICHARD died 25 March 1804 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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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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Marguerite RICHARD married

François LACASSE
Marriage date: 28 October 1771
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

François LACASSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE

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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 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite RICHARD and François LACASSE 28 October 1771, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.