Pierre RICHARD

Born

abt. 1696 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

26 January 1778 , Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

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Alexandre RICHARD Elizabeth Isabelle PETITPAS

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Born: abt. 1696 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Alexandre RICHARD

Mother: Elizabeth Isabelle PETITPAS

Paternal grandparents: Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY , Madeleine BLANCHARD

Maternal grandparents: Claude PETITPAS , Catherine BUGARET

Pierre 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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Pierre married Marie Josephe BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) abt. 1722 in Port Toulouse, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie Josephe BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) was born 15 November 1707 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Josephe died abt. 1751 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephe was the child of Charles BOUDROT dit MADOUESSE (BOUDREAU) and Marie Josephe LANDRY.

Pierre married (2) Marguerite LEBLANC abt. 1751 in Port Toulouse, Acadia . Marguerite LEBLANC was born abt. 1699 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marguerite died 18 April 1778 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France. Marguerite was the child of Antoine LEBLANC and Marie BOURGEOIS.

Pierre RICHARD died 26 January 1778 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France.
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Pierre RICHARD married

Marie Josephe BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)
Marriage date: abt. 1722
Marriage place: Port Toulouse, Acadia
Marie Josephe BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) was the child of Charles BOUDROT dit MADOUESSE (BOUDREAU) and Marie Josephe LANDRY

Marriage notes:

Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS 1625-1810 Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, 6 vols. p. 444 (Port Royal) own copy. Born 1707, Marie-Josephe BOUDROT, daughter of Charles & Marie-Josephe LANDRY, married Pierre RICHARD, son of Alexandre & Isabelle PETITPAS.

Children of Pierre RICHARD and Marie Josephe BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Marie Josephe RICHARD

Born: abt. 1723, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 20 December 1783, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

Married: Paul CYR 15 February 1743 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Marie Anne RICHARD

Born: abt. 1724, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 2 December 1787, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre Joseph RICHARD

Born: abt. 1727, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 29 January 1758, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie Madeleine BOURG 19 June 1748 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Joseph RICHARD

Born: 1 November 1732, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 25 May 1779, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Married: Anne Agnès POIRIER 1753 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Paul RICHARD

Born: 31 August 1737, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: ,

Honore RICHARD

Born: abt. 1742, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 25 February 1773, Saint-Malo-de-Phily, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France

Married: Marguerite DAIGLE 7 January 1767 Place: , France

Germain RICHARD

Born: 13 March 1744, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 7 May 1779, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

Married: Marie CORMIER 15 September 1767 Place: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

Thomas RICHARD

Born: abt. 1746, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 28 November 1758, Saint-Malo, Bretagne, France

Pépin Menouche RICHARD

Born: 23 February 1747, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: abt. 1782, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Married: Marie POIRIER 7 May 1770 Place: , France

Pierre RICHARD married

Marguerite LEBLANC
Marriage date: abt. 1751
Marriage place: Port Toulouse, Acadia
Marguerite LEBLANC was the child of Antoine LEBLANC and Marie BOURGEOIS

Children of Pierre RICHARD and Marguerite LEBLANC

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Port Royal
Alexandre RICHARD 30; Elisabeth PETITPAS (wife) 30; Marie 10; Marguerite 6; Jeanne 4; Pierre 2; 12 cattle, 20 sheep, 10 hogs, 16 arpents, 1 gun,
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1700 Acadian Census - Port Royal
Alexandre Richard, 32
Elisabeth Petitpas, wife, 35
Jean-Baptiste 13,
Pierre, 3
Jean, 1
Marie-Josephe, 9
Marie, 8
Marguerite, 7
Jeanne, 5
Angelique, 2

12 cattle, 14 sheep, 2 guns and 20 arpents of land
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1701 Port Royal
Alexandre RICHARD 38, Isabel PETITPAS (wife) 30; Pierre 5, Jean-Baptiste 1; servant: Ame Petitpas 13; 1 gun, 10 cattle, 15 sheep, 7 hogs, 4 arpents.
1701 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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

1732 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 1 November 1732, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1737 Birth of Child
Paul RICHARD was born 31 August 1737, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1743 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephe RICHARD married 15 February 1743, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Paul CYR

1744 Birth of Child
Germain RICHARD was born 13 March 1744, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1747 Birth of Child
Pépin Menouche RICHARD was born 23 February 1747, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1748 Marriage of Child
Pierre Joseph RICHARD married 19 June 1748, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Marie Madeleine BOURG

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