Joseph RICHER

(b. 13 March 1768 , Deschaillons, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 January 1849 , Deschaillons, Canada East )

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Joseph RICHER was born 13 March 1768 in Deschaillons, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph RICHER was the child of Joseph RICHER and Louise ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel RICHER and Renee MAILLOT (maternal) Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ and Marie-Marguerite LEBOEUF

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Joseph married Francoise MORAND 16 January 1821 in Deschaillons, Lower Canada . Francoise MORAND was born 19 May 1778 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Francoise died 13 May 1844 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Francoise was the child of Joseph MORAND and Marie-Josèphe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS.

Joseph RICHER died 13 January 1849 in Deschaillons, Canada East .
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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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Francoise MORAND-- Date: 16 January 1821 Place: Deschaillons, Lower Canada
Francoise MORAND was the child of Joseph MORAND and Marie-Josèphe GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

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1768 Birth
13 March 1768
Deschaillons, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RICHER and Francoise MORAND 16 January 1821, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

He was 52 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)