Marie Anne RICHARD

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abt. 1699 , Acadia, Canada

Died

3 May 1781 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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Martin RICHARD Marguerite BOURG

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Born: abt. 1699 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Martin RICHARD

Mother: Marguerite BOURG

Paternal grandparents: Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY , Madeleine BLANCHARD

Maternal grandparents: François BOURC (BOURG) , Marguerite BOUDROT

Marie Anne 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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Marie Anne married Pierre DOUCET abt. 1724 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre DOUCET was born abt. 1705 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Pierre was the child of Louis DOUCET and Marguerite GIROUARD.

Marie Anne married (2) Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) 6 February 1748 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) was born abt. 1703 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jean died 1 July 1789 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jean was the child of Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) and Anne BOURGEOIS.

Marie Anne RICHARD died 3 May 1781 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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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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Spouse & Children of Marie Anne RICHARD

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Marie Anne RICHARD married

Pierre DOUCET
Marriage date: abt. 1724
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Pierre DOUCET was the child of Louis DOUCET and Marguerite GIROUARD

Children of Pierre DOUCET and Marie Anne RICHARD

Marguerite DOUCET

Born: abt. 1740, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 8 May 1792, Champlain, Lower Canada

Married: Francois BIGOT 18 November 1764 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie Anne RICHARD married

Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE)
Marriage date: 6 February 1748
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) was the child of Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) and Anne BOURGEOIS

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie Anne RICHARD and Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) 6 February 1748, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DOUCET married 18 November 1764, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Francois BIGOT

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.