Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor  Joseph Theotime  RICHARD

  (b. 24 August 1751 Port Royal, Acadia   d. 7 August 1814 Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph Theotime RICHARD was born 24 August 1751 in Port Royal, Acadia

Joseph Theotime 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

Joseph Theotime 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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Joseph Theotime  married  Anne DUGAS 4 February 1771 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne DUGAS  was born 16 April 1749 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia).  Anne died 21 March 1787 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan).  Anne was the child of Claude DUGAS and Marie Josephe MELANSON.

Joseph Theotime RICHARD died 7 August 1814 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Joseph Theotime RICHARD married Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag female ancestor Anne DUGAS-- Date: 4 February 1771 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne DUGAS was the child of Claude DUGAS and Marie Josephe MELANSON




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birth1751 Birth
24 August 1751
Port Royal, Acadia
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Theotime RICHARD and Anne DUGAS 4 February 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 19 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne DUGAS died 21 March 1787, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1807 Marriage of Child
Judith RICHARD married 16 November 1807, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan) to Joseph MELANSON (MELANCON)
death1814 Death
7 August 1814
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 62.
Added: 4/15/2022 6:35:11 PM - Updated: 5/16/2022 12:55:46 PM

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