Louis-Raphael RICHARD

(b. 7 April 1768 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 April 1831 , Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada )

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Louis-Raphael RICHARD was born 7 April 1768 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis-Raphael RICHARD was the child of Joseph-Augustin RICHARD and Genevieve HUDON dite BEAULIEU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean RICHARD and Anne GAMACHE (maternal) Jean-Bernard HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Charlotte GAGNON

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

Louis-Raphael married Marie-Theotiste BELANGER dite BONSECOUR 3 March 1794 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Theotiste BELANGER dite BONSECOUR was born 22 October 1767 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Theotiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste BELANGER dit BONSECOUR and Rosalie BERNIER.

Louis-Raphael RICHARD died 14 April 1831 in Saint-Valentin, Lower 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Louis-Raphael RICHARD married

Marie-Theotiste BELANGER dite BONSECOUR-- Date: 3 March 1794 Place: L'Islet, Lower Canada
Marie-Theotiste BELANGER dite BONSECOUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste BELANGER dit BONSECOUR and Rosalie BERNIER

Children of Louis-Raphael RICHARD and Marie-Theotiste BELANGER dite BONSECOUR:

Marie-Claire RICHARD (b.19 November 1798, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada d. 28 May 1862, Beloeil, Canada East )
m. Philippe HEBERT 27 April 1824 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Julien RICHARD (b.19 February 1802, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite BOUCHER 18 February 1822 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

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1768 Birth
7 April 1768
Cap-St-Ignace, 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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Raphael RICHARD and Marie-Theotiste BELANGER dite BONSECOUR 3 March 1794, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 25 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire RICHARD was born 19 November 1798, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis-Raphael was 30 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Julien RICHARD was born 19 February 1802, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis-Raphael was 33 years old.

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