François RICHARD

(b. abt. 1685 , France d. , Acadia, Canada )

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François RICHARD was born abt. 1685 in France

François RICHARD was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1710.

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

François married Marie Anne COMEAU 29 October 1710 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie Anne COMEAU was born abt. 1684 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Anne died 7 April 1722 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Anne was the child of Jean COMEAU and Françoise HÉBERT.

François married (2) Marie MARTIN 26 October 1722 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie MARTIN was born abt. 1703 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie died 8 January 1747 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie was the child of René MARTIN and Marie MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ.

son of Jean Richard and Anne Christin

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François RICHARD married

Marie Anne COMEAU-- Date: 29 October 1710 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Anne COMEAU was the child of Jean COMEAU and Françoise HÉBERT

Anne Comeau married Francois Richard, son of Jean Richard and Anne Christin, on 29 October 1710 at Port Royal.

Source:
Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes, 456.

Children of François RICHARD and Marie Anne COMEAU:

Joseph RICHARD (b.24 September 1712, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Anne BASTARACHE 27 July 1734 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

François RICHARD (b.15 June 1714, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Marie Geneviève DAVID 14 October 1737 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste RICHARD (b.5 June 1716, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )

Anne Jeanne RICHARD (b.15 April 1718, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) 22 September 1734 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marie Josephe RICHARD (b.21 August 1720, Port Royal, Acadia d. 1 April 1802, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Victor RICHARD 21 January 1744 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

François RICHARD married

Marie MARTIN-- Date: 26 October 1722 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie MARTIN was the child of René MARTIN and Marie MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Children of François RICHARD and Marie MARTIN:

Madeleine RICHARD (b.abt. 1723, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )

René RICHARD (b.abt. 1726, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )

Dorothee RICHARD (b.abt. 1728, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )

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Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, November 19, 1983

1710 Marriage / Partner
François RICHARD and Marie Anne COMEAU 29 October 1710, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1712 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 24 September 1712, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1714 Birth of Child
François RICHARD was born 15 June 1714, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1716 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste RICHARD was born 5 June 1716, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1718 Birth of Child
Anne Jeanne RICHARD was born 15 April 1718, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1720 Birth of Child
Marie Josephe RICHARD was born 21 August 1720, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1722 Marriage / Partner
François RICHARD and Marie MARTIN 26 October 1722, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Francois is buried at: Garrison Graveyard
St. George St.

Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

From ameriquefrancaise.org: "Very few 18th century documents refer to the appearance of Acadian cemeteries, but those that do indicate that Acadians before the Deportation marked their graves with wooden crosses."

Added: 2/15/2015 10:06:00 AM - Updated: 9/30/2015 2:00:51 PM