Michel RICARD

Born

14 May 1727 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

23 February 1803 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Charles-Simon RICARD Marguerite RICHER dite LAFLECHE

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Born: 14 May 1727 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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Michel married Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT 8 November 1751 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT was born 20 April 1732 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Françoise was the child of François JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Françoise LÉCUYER.

Michel RICARD died 23 February 1803 in Yamachiche, 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 JOBIN dite BOISVERT
Marriage date: 8 November 1751
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT was the child of François JOBIN dit BOISVERT and Françoise LÉCUYER

Children of Michel RICARD and Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT

Jean-Baptiste RICARD

Born: 30 July 1760, La-Pérade, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne RIVARD 9 January 1786 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

François RICARD

Born: 16 March 1764, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1831, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule BARIL 30 January 1786 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Pierre RICARD

Born: 22 August 1766, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 November 1844, Yamachiche, Canada East

Married: Francoise MASSE 19 January 1789 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1727
14 May 1727
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Michel RICARD and Françoise JOBIN dite BOISVERT 8 November 1751, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 24 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICARD was born 30 July 1760, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Michel was 33 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.

1764 Birth of Child
François RICARD was born 16 March 1764, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Michel was 36 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Pierre RICARD was born 22 August 1766, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Michel 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)

1786 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICARD married 9 January 1786, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Anne RIVARD

1786 Marriage of Child
François RICARD married 30 January 1786, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Ursule BARIL

1789 Marriage of Child
Pierre RICARD married 19 January 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Francoise MASSE

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

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

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