Marguerite RICHARD

(b. 6 April 1717 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1787 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite RICHARD was born 6 April 1717 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Marguerite RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Marguerite PAGÉ dite QUERCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RICHARD and Marguerite HEVAIN (EVIN) (maternal) Robert PAGÉ dit QUERCY and Jeanne-Marguerite GAUDIN (GANDIN)

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

Marguerite married François GODIN 2 February 1750 in Donnacona, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François GODIN was born 27 January 1711 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. François died 23 May 1756 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). François was the child of Jean-François GODIN (GAUDIN) and Geneviève LEFRANCOIS.

Marguerite RICHARD died 7 February 1787 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Marguerite RICHARD

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Marguerite RICHARD married

François GODIN-- Date: 2 February 1750 Place: Donnacona, Canada, New France
François GODIN was the child of Jean-François GODIN (GAUDIN) and Geneviève LEFRANCOIS

Children of François GODIN and Marguerite RICHARD:

Marguerite GODIN (b.20 October 1750, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. , )

Angelique GODIN (b.29 August 1753, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 6 April 1834, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph JULIEN 17 August 1778 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Madeleine GODIN (b.abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 June 1788, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1717 Birth
6 April 1717
Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

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

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite RICHARD and François GODIN 2 February 1750, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

She was 32 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marguerite GODIN was born 20 October 1750, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 33 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Angelique GODIN was born 29 August 1753, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marguerite was 36 years old.

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
François GODIN died 23 May 1756, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

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.