Rosalie RICHARD

(b. 24 March 1741 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 7 November 1793 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Rosalie RICHARD was born 24 March 1741 in Port Royal, Acadia

Rosalie RICHARD was the child of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Josephte HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel RICHARD and Agnes BOURGEOIS (maternal) Alexandre HÉBERT and Marie DUPUIS

Rosalie was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Rosalie married Simon FOREST 18 October 1767 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Simon FOREST was born 13 December 1738 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Simon died 20 December 1801 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Simon was the child of François FOREST and Jeanne GIROURARD.

Rosalie RICHARD died 7 November 1793 in L'Assomption, 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.

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Family and Children of Rosalie RICHARD

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Rosalie RICHARD married

Simon FOREST-- Date: 18 October 1767 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
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Simon FOREST was the child of François FOREST and Jeanne GIROURARD

Premier mariage : avant 1765-12-31 Colonies anglaises (États-Unis)

Children of Simon FOREST and Rosalie RICHARD:

Marie FOREST (b.abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. François PERRAULT 22 September 1795 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Desanges FOREST (b.4 June 1784, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 March 1839, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Ambroise LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 24 February 1800 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1741 Birth
24 March 1741
Port Royal, Acadia

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Rosalie RICHARD and Simon FOREST 18 October 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 26 years old.

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.