Marguerite RICHARD

Born

abt. 1724 , Acadia, Canada

Died

24 March 1799 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Michel BOURGEOIS abt. 1750 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel BOURGEOIS was born 12 August 1722 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Michel died 31 August 1775 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Charles BOURGEOIS and Madeleine CORMIER .

Parents & Family of Marguerite RICHARD

Parents of Marguerite RICHARD

Father

Martin RICHARD

Mother

Marie CORMIER

Grandparents of Marguerite RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

Martin RICHARD Marguerite BOURG

Maternal grandparents

François CORMIER Marguerite LEBLANC

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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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite RICHARD

Marguerite RICHARD married

Michel BOURGEOIS
Marriage date: abt. 1750
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Michel BOURGEOIS was the child of Charles BOURGEOIS and Madeleine CORMIER

Children of Michel BOURGEOIS and Marguerite RICHARD

David BOURGEOIS

Born: abt. 1754, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 24 January 1808, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine CORMIER 15 January 1780 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel BOURGEOIS

Born: 16 September 1767, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 July 1832, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite DRAGON dite QUAY 16 January 1792 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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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 Birth of Child
Michel BOURGEOIS was born 16 September 1767, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel BOURGEOIS died 31 August 1775, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
David BOURGEOIS married 15 January 1780, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine CORMIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Michel BOURGEOIS married 16 January 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Marguerite DRAGON dite QUAY

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

Death — 1799
24 March 1799
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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