Michel RICHARD

(b. abt. 1684 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 6 April 1742 , Port Royal, Acadia )

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Michel RICHARD was born abt. 1684 in Port Royal, Acadia

Michel RICHARD was the child of Michel RICHARD dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne BABIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Antoine BABIN and Marie MERCIER

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

Michel married Agnes BOURGEOIS 25 February 1707 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Agnes BOURGEOIS was born 10 January 1686 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Agnes died 6 April 1742 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Agnes was the child of Germain BOURGEOIS and Madeleine DUGAS.

Michel RICHARD died 6 April 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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Occupation

Michel RICHARD was a Marchand.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
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Michel RICHARD married

Agnes BOURGEOIS-- Date: 25 February 1707 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Agnes BOURGEOIS was the child of Germain BOURGEOIS and Madeleine DUGAS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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