Marguerite RICHARD

(b. abt. 1724 , Acadia, Canada d. 24 March 1799 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite RICHARD was born abt. 1724 in Acadia, Canada

Marguerite RICHARD was the child of Martin RICHARD and Marie CORMIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin RICHARD and Marguerite BOURG (maternal) François CORMIER and Marguerite LEBLANC

Marguerite was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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

Marguerite RICHARD died 24 March 1799 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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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Family and Children of Marguerite RICHARD

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Marguerite RICHARD married

Michel BOURGEOIS-- Date: abt. 1750 Place: , Acadia, Canada
Michel BOURGEOIS was the child of Charles BOURGEOIS and Madeleine CORMIER

Children of Michel BOURGEOIS and Marguerite RICHARD:

David BOURGEOIS (b.abt. 1754, , Acadia, Canada d. 24 January 1808, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Madeleine CORMIER 15 January 1780 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Michel BOURGEOIS (b.16 September 1767, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 July 1832, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite DRAGON dite QUAY 16 January 1792 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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.