Rene RICHARD

Born

Died

23 February 1811 , Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Rene married Perpetue BOURGEOIS 10 February 1749 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Perpetue BOURGEOIS was born 30 April 1729 in Port Royal, Acadia . Perpetue was the child of Joseph BOURGEOIS and Anne LEBLANC .

Parents & Family of Rene RICHARD

Parents of Rene RICHARD

Father

René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ

Mother

Marie Marguerite THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Grandparents of Rene RICHARD

Paternal grandparents

René RICHARD dit BEAUPRÉ Madeleine LANDRY

Maternal grandparents

Claude Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Rene 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

m. Bourgeois Perpetue

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rene RICHARD

Rene RICHARD married

Perpetue BOURGEOIS
Marriage date: 10 February 1749
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Perpetue BOURGEOIS was the child of Joseph BOURGEOIS and Anne LEBLANC

Children of Rene RICHARD and Perpetue BOURGEOIS

Joseph RICHARD

Born: 21 April 1751, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 20 October 1817, Scoudouc, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marguerite LEBLANC 1778

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Birth — 1726
25 May 1726
Port Royal, Acadia

1749 Marriage / Partner
Rene RICHARD and Perpetue BOURGEOIS 10 February 1749, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 21 April 1751, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Rene was 24 years old.

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.

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.