François RICHARD

Born

abt. 1734 , Acadia, Canada

Died

13 April 1770 , Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada

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Martin RICHARD Marie CORMIER

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Born: abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Martin RICHARD

Mother: Marie CORMIER

Paternal grandparents: Martin RICHARD , Marguerite BOURG

Maternal grandparents: François CORMIER , Marguerite LEBLANC

François 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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François married Marie-Charlotte OUELLET 8 November 1762 in La Pocatière, Canada . Marie-Charlotte OUELLET was born 16 May 1742 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Charlotte died 29 July 1840 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph OUELLET and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD.

François RICHARD died 13 April 1770 in Lotbinière, Province of Québec, 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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François RICHARD married

Marie-Charlotte OUELLET
Marriage date: 8 November 1762
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada
Marie-Charlotte OUELLET was the child of Joseph OUELLET and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
François RICHARD and Marie-Charlotte OUELLET 8 November 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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.