Josephte HÉBERT

(b. 21 August 1717 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 20 May 1801 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )

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Josephte HÉBERT was born 21 August 1717 in Port Royal, Acadia

Josephte HÉBERT was the child of Alexandre HÉBERT and Marie DUPUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Emmanuel HÉBERT and Andree BRUN (maternal) Pierre DUPUIS and Madeleine LANDRY

Josephte 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

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

Josephte married Jean Baptiste RICHARD 11 May 1739 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean Baptiste RICHARD was born 2 January 1717 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Jean Baptiste died 14 November 1799 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Jean Baptiste was the child of Michel RICHARD and Agnes BOURGEOIS.

Josephte HÉBERT died 20 May 1801 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Josephte HÉBERT married

Jean Baptiste RICHARD-- Date: 11 May 1739 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Jean Baptiste RICHARD was the child of Michel RICHARD and Agnes BOURGEOIS

Children of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Josephte HÉBERT:

Marie-Louise RICHARD (b.abt. 1740, , Acadia, Canada d. 15 December 1796, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Louis AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) 1762 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Rosalie RICHARD (b.24 March 1741, Port Royal, Acadia d. 7 November 1793, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Simon FOREST 18 October 1767 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph Theotime RICHARD (b.24 August 1751, Port Royal, Acadia d. 7 August 1814, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Anne DUGAS 4 February 1771 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1717 Birth
21 August 1717
Port Royal, Acadia

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Josephte HÉBERT and Jean Baptiste RICHARD 11 May 1739, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

She was 21 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Rosalie RICHARD was born 24 March 1741, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Josephte was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph Theotime RICHARD was born 24 August 1751, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Josephte was 34 years old.

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 of Child
Rosalie RICHARD married 18 October 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Simon FOREST

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph Theotime RICHARD married 4 February 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Anne DUGAS

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)

1793 Death of Child
Rosalie RICHARD died 7 November 1793, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Josephte was 76 years old.

1796 Death of Child
Marie-Louise RICHARD died 15 December 1796, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Josephte was 79 years old.

1799 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean Baptiste RICHARD died 14 November 1799, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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

1801 Death
20 May 1801
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 83.

Added: 1/27/2015 3:39:47 PM - Updated: 4/15/2022 6:35:11 PM