Agnes BOURGEOIS

(b. 10 January 1686 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 6 April 1742 , Port Royal, Acadia )

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Agnes BOURGEOIS was born 10 January 1686 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Agnes BOURGEOIS was the child of Germain BOURGEOIS and Madeleine DUGAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques-Dit-Jacob BOURGEOIS and Jeanne TRAHAN (maternal) Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET and Marguerite DOUCET

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

Agnes married Michel RICHARD 25 February 1707 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Michel RICHARD was born abt. 1684 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Michel died 6 April 1742 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Michel was the child of Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne BABIN.

Agnes BOURGEOIS died 6 April 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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Agnes BOURGEOIS married

Michel RICHARD-- Date: 25 February 1707 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Michel RICHARD was the child of Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne BABIN

Children of Michel RICHARD and Agnes BOURGEOIS:

Marie-Jeanne RICHARD (b.2 May 1707, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Honore BOURGEOIS 23 July 1726 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Michel RICHARD (b.21 November 1708, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Madeleine BLANCHARD 27 November 1730 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Joseph RICHARD (b.9 February 1710, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Anne Marie LEBLANC 6 August 1733 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Marguerite RICHARD (b.16 May 1712, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1756, Charleston, Crown Colony of South Carolina)
m. René LANOUE 8 January 1732 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Madeleine RICHARD (b.16 February 1714, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )

Jean Baptiste RICHARD (b.2 January 1717, Port Royal, Acadia d. 14 November 1799, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte HÉBERT 11 May 1739 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Victor RICHARD (b.abt. 1721, , Acadia, Canada d. 29 April 1795, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Josephe RICHARD 21 January 1744 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Zacharie RICHARD (b.abt. 1721, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Isabelle BLANCHARD 1741 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

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1686 Birth
10 January 1686
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Baptism

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1693 Beaubassin
Germain BOURGEOIS 41, Madeleine DUGAS 26, Guillaume 18, Marie 16, Michel 14, Madeleine 10, Agnes 7, Anne 4, Joseph 1 1/ 2; 24 cattle, 23 sheep, 12 pigs, 8 arpents, 3 guns

1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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

1698 Beaubassin
Jacques Bourgeois 82, Jeanne Trahan 72, Germain 48, Madne. Dugas (wife) 34, Guillaume 24, Agnes 12; 22 cattle, 15 hogs, 21 arpents, 3 guns, 1 servant.
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1700 Beaubassin
Germain Bourgeois 50, wife Madeleine Dugast 37, Guillaume 26, Joseph 11, Claude 6, Agnes 16, Anne 12, Marie 7, Francoise 2; 19 cattle, 12 hogs, 22 arpents, 5 guns.

1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1707 Marriage / Partner
Agnes BOURGEOIS and Michel RICHARD 25 February 1707 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 21 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne RICHARD was born 2 May 1707, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Agnes was 21 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Michel RICHARD was born 21 November 1708, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Agnes was 22 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 9 February 1710, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Agnes was 24 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Marguerite RICHARD was born 16 May 1712, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Agnes was 26 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Madeleine RICHARD was born 16 February 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Agnes was 28 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste RICHARD was born 2 January 1717, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Agnes was 30 years old.

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

1726 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne RICHARD married 23 July 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Honore BOURGEOIS

1730 Marriage of Child
Michel RICHARD married 27 November 1730, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Madeleine BLANCHARD

1732 Marriage of Child
Marguerite RICHARD married 8 January 1732, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to René LANOUE

1733 Marriage of Child
Joseph RICHARD married 6 August 1733, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Anne Marie LEBLANC

1739 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste RICHARD married 11 May 1739, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Josephte HÉBERT