Marie CORMIER

(b. abt. 1748 , Acadia, Canada d. 4 August 1816 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Marie CORMIER was born abt. 1748 in Acadia, Canada

Marie CORMIER was the child of Jean François CORMIER and Josephte CYR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL and Marie Anne CYR (maternal) Michel CYR and Madeleine BOURGEOIS

Marie 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):

Marie married Germain RICHARD 15 September 1767 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Germain RICHARD was born 13 March 1744 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Germain died 7 May 1779 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France. Germain was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Marie Josephe BOUDROT (BOUDREAU).

Marie CORMIER died 4 August 1816 in Saint-Ours, 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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Marie CORMIER married

Germain RICHARD-- Date: 15 September 1767 Place: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France
Germain RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Marie Josephe BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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Children of Germain RICHARD and Marie CORMIER:

Anastasie RICHARD (b.28 August 1768, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France d. 8 December 1833, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Armand (Amant) THIBAULT 12 January 1795 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie RICHARD (b.abt. 1769, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France d. , )
m. François GIFFARD 1 July 1790 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Modeste RICHARD (b.9 December 1771, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France d. 30 March 1842, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Etienne FORTIN 7 January 1793 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Germain RICHARD (b.23 April 1775, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France d. 24 June 1858, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Marie-Charlotte SOULIERES 22 October 1798 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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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
Marie CORMIER and Germain RICHARD 15 September 1767, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

1768 Birth of Child
Anastasie RICHARD was born 28 August 1768, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

1771 Birth of Child
Modeste RICHARD was born 9 December 1771, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

1775 Birth of Child
Germain RICHARD was born 23 April 1775, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France

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.