flag male ancestor  Jean Baptiste  RICHARD

  (b. 13 January 1779 Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 16 November 1826 Rimouski, Lower Canada )  

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Jean Baptiste RICHARD was born 13 January 1779 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada

Jean Baptiste RICHARD was the child of ?   and   ?

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Jean Baptiste  married  Julie POIRIER 30 April 1804 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie POIRIER  was born 17 July 1783 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic).  Julie died 25 September 1847 in St-Michel-de-Percé, Canada.  Julie was the child of Sebastien "Bastien" POIRIER and Marie Anne PETIT dite LE VENT.

Jean Baptiste RICHARD died 16 November 1826 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .





son of Jean Richard and Marguerite Dugas


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Did You Know? 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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Jean Baptiste RICHARD married flag female ancestor Julie POIRIER-- Date: 30 April 1804 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada
Julie POIRIER was the child of Sebastien "Bastien" POIRIER and Marie Anne PETIT dite LE VENT




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birth1779 Birth
13 January 1779
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1804 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Julie POIRIER 30 April 1804, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He was 25 years old.
1807 Birth of Child
Celestine RICHARD was born 29 March 1807, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Jean Baptiste was 28 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1826 Death
16 November 1826
Rimouski, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 47.
Added: 4/27/2024 2:06:33 PM - Updated: 12/18/2025 10:54:47 AM

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