Madeleine RICHARD

(b. 1751, Port Royal, Acadia d. 22 January 1830, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Summary: Madeleine RICHARD was born 1751 in Port Royal, Acadia. Madeleine RICHARD was the child of Pierre Joseph RICHARD and Marie Madeleine BOURG and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre Toussaint RICHARD and Marie Josephe BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) (maternal) Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER

She married Joseph HÉBERT 4 November 1771 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Joseph HÉBERT was born abt. 1737 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie) . He was the son of Jean Baptiste HÉBERT and Elisabeth GRANGER.

Madeleine RICHARD died 22 January 1830 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Acadia - Did you know? In Acadia, a "belief is that sinners may be transformed into black bears or dogs, in which shape they wander each night until someone draws blood from them, thereby breaking the curse."

Acadian Culture in Maine: Oral Traditions - University of Maine at Fort Kent (acim.umfk.maine.edu/oral_traditions.html)

Over time, Quebec 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.

Quebec - Did you know? Quebec has a rich, distinctive French-Canadian cuisine. Popular dishes include tourtière (a meat pie), and ragoût de boulettes et de pattes do cochon (a stew made from meatballs and pigs" feet). Other favorites include French onion soup, pea soup, and poutine. Quebec is also known for its maple syrup. Children enjoy eating tourquettes, a natural candy made by pouring boiling maple syrup onto fresh snow.

Countries and Their Cultures - French-Canadians (www.everyculture.com)

Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada / Port Royal, Acadia
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada / Port Royal, Acadia - Map of Acadia
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Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada / Port Royal, Acadia
Map of Acadia
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Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada / Port Royal, Acadia - Church of St. Louis
540 St George St., Annapolis Royal, NOVA SCOTIA
Established 1835
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Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada / Port Royal, Acadia
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Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada / Port Royal, Acadia - The General's Bridge, near Annapolis (Nova Scotia)
Canadian Scenery,
by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, 1842

Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada / Port Royal, Acadia
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Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada / Port Royal, Acadia
View from Old Fort, Annapolis Royal, N.S.

Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada / Port Royal, Acadia
Powder Magazine, Old Fort, Annapolis Royal, N.S.

Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) - Église de Saint-Grégoire
4100, boul. de Port-Royal, Bécancour, QUÉBEC
Established 1802
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Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand)
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Madeleine RICHARD married

Joseph HÉBERT-- Date: 4 November 1771 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph HÉBERT was the son of Jean Baptiste HÉBERT and Elisabeth GRANGER

Children:

Élisabeth HÉBERT (b.9 June 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1812, , Québec Province, Canada )

Joseph HÉBERT (b.1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Euphronsine HÉBERT (b.1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Madeleine HÉBERT (b.abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre HÉBERT (b.1786, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1752 - Canada's first newspaper, the weekly Halifax Gazette, appears (March 23).

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1754 - French and Indian War at Port Royal

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1754 - Beginning of the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France for control of the North American colonies. It is part of the Seven Years War.

1755 - Grand Derangement
The "Grand Derangement" the forced deportation of Acadians is considered the beginning of the Cajun ...Read MORE...

1755
Beginning of the Acadian Expulsion on July 28

1756 - Virginia Rejects Acadians
About 1,200 Acadians were sent to Virginia but were never let off the ships, because they had not...Read MORE...

(1756 - 1763) Seven Years War - France, Great Britain clashed in Europe and North America; France, Russia, Austria, Saxony, Sweden and Spain sided against Britain, Prussia and Hanover

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1759 - British troops defeated French troops in Battle of Plains of Abraham near Quebec City

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1763 - Nova Scotia
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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.
In 1763, England was convinced, mistakenly, that it was inheriting a French society but the new...Read MORE...

1764 - Acadians Return to Nova Scotia
The Acadians were finally allowed to return to Nova Scotia in 1764. However, the fertile lands that ...Read MORE...

1771 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine RICHARD and Joseph HÉBERT 4 November 1771, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1774 Birth of Child
Élisabeth HÉBERT was born 9 June 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

At the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775, American rebels invade Canada
but despite the efforts of rebel spies to entice Quebec to join the revolution, les Canadiens...Read MORE...

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.
On December 31, 1775, during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83), Patriot forces under Colonel Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) and General Richard Montgomery (1738-75) attempted to capture the...Read MORE...

February 6, 1778 - France signed the Treaty of Alliance with the United States.

February 6, 1778

June 1779 - Spain entered Revolutionary War in favor of Americans.

June 1, 1779

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
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1796 - Napoleon Bonaparte assumes command of the Army of Italy

1799 - Rosetta Stone discovered

1801 - Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland creates the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The Parish of St-Gregoire-le-Grand was erected in 1802 in order to serve families Acadian originating Beaubassin who were expelled during the 1755 deportation

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1805 - Treaty of Pressburg formally dissolves the Holy Roman Empire
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1812 - War of 1812 - second invasion of Canada by Americans (www.worldatlas.com)
At the outbreak of hostilities, the U.S. Army was a poorly equipped force of fewer than 7,000 men,...Read MORE...

When the next American invaders arrive in 1812, they are fought to a stand-still at the battles of Queenston Heights, Chateauguay and Lundy's Lane, setting boundaries that remain today.

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1812 - Napoleon leads French invasion of Russia, resulting in catastrophic defeat for French. War of 1812 begins with U.S. declaration of war on the United Kingdom.

1814 - Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to St. Elba according to the terms of the Treaty of Fontainebleau. Representatives from Austria, Russia, Prussia, Britain, and France meet at the Congress of Vienna to discuss future of Europe.

1815 - The War of 1812 ends with the Treaty of Ghent. Napoleon escapes Elba in an attempt to reestablish his power. Coalition forces defeat him at the battle of Waterloo.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

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Death
22 January 1830
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand)

Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM

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