Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor  Jean Baptiste Marie  RICHARD

  (b. abt. 1754 Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)   d. 22 June 1821 Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )  

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Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD was born abt. 1754 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD was the child of Pierre Joseph RICHARD   and   Marie Madeleine BOURG and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre RICHARD and Marie Josephe BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) (maternal)  Michel BOURG and Marie CORMIER

Jean Baptiste 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):

Jean Baptiste Marie  married  Marie-Catherine PHANEUF 26 January 1778 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Catherine PHANEUF  was born 12 February 1760 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Catherine died 13 April 1797 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Catherine was the child of François PHANEUF and Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS.

Jean Baptiste Marie  married  (2) Marie-Angélique CHAINE (CHENET) 21 January 1799 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Angélique CHAINE (CHENET)  was born 18 February 1768 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Marie-Angélique died 1 April 1855 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Angélique was the child of Alexis CHAINE (CHENET) and Marguerite BREAU (BRAULT).

Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD died 22 June 1821 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.





Unable to find baptism record -- Acadian records are sparse - however, parents are listed in his first marriage.


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Occupation

Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD

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Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD married Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Marie-Catherine PHANEUF-- Date: 26 January 1778 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marie-Catherine PHANEUF was the child of François PHANEUF and Marie-Marguerite FORGET dite DESPATITS


Marriage certificate shows groom's age to be 24. Bride's age is listed as 18. Groom's parents list Bécancour as their residence. Also present at wedding- groom's uncle (Pierre Bourget) and bride's brother (Jean Baptiste Fanef)

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries


Children of Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD and Marie-Catherine PHANEUF:

flag baby girl ancestor Marie-Magdeleine RICHARD (b.3 November 1779, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 21 October 1780, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie-Josephte RICHARD (b.7 May 1781, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 11 January 1864, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) 3 June 1799 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Marie-Madeleine RICHARD (b.14 June 1783, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 17 October 1874, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 31 January 1814 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT 17 February 1817 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Toussaint JARRET (JARED) dit BEAUREGARD 1 February 1830 in Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

flag baby girl ancestor Marie-Anne RICHARD (b.19 December 1784, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 24 October 1786, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Charles RICHARD (b.11 January 1786 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 3 November 1819, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique CHATEL 22 January 1810 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste RICHARD (b.25 January 1789, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 7 September 1863, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Marie-Anne BOUSQUET 10 August 1812 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Françoise BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS 15 June 1818 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor Joseph RICHARD (b.30 March 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 24 May 1860, Amhertsburg, Canada West)
m. Marie-Desanges-Archange BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT) 10 August 1812 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Marie-Geneviève RICHARD (b.19 August 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 1 December 1880, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. André CASAVANT (CAZAVANT) 10 September 1822 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!flag male ancestor Pierre-Antoine RICHARD (b.13 June 1794, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 15 April 1849, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT 21 February 1814 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Jean-Basile RICHARD (b.29 May 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 29 June 1880, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Anne-Jeanne GRENIER 2 February 1818 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada




Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD married flag female ancestor Marie-Angélique CHAINE (CHENET)-- Date: 21 January 1799 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marie-Angélique CHAINE (CHENET) was the child of Alexis CHAINE (CHENET) and Marguerite BREAU (BRAULT)




Children of Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD and Marie-Angélique CHAINE (CHENET):

flag male ancestor Jean-Marie RICHARD (b.8 December 1799, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 16 November 1881, Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )
m. Archange CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 5 July 1824 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

flag male ancestor Simon RICHARD (b.6 June 1801, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 7 September 1832, La Présentation, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Victoire DECELLES 21 September 1824 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

flag male ancestor Jude RICHARD (b.6 June 1801, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 12 June 1868, Montréal, Québec, Canada )
m. Christine BRUNET 2 February 1829 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Adelaide CRÊTE 12 October 1857

flag male ancestor Joseph-Noel RICHARD (b.25 December 1803, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. , )
m. Angélique LECLERC 6 February 1826 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor Michel RICHARD (b.17 August 1805, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 14 August 1881, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. Josephte CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 21 July 1828 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
m. Agathe QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME 10 January 1843 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Marie-Angélique RICHARD (b.25 December 1807, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada  d. 23 October 1889, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste ANGER dit LEFEBVRE 10 January 1825 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada



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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.
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.
marriage1778 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD and Marie-Catherine PHANEUF 26 January 1778, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Magdeleine RICHARD was born 3 November 1779, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
1780 Death of Child
Marie-Magdeleine RICHARD died 21 October 1780, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RICHARD was born 7 May 1781, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine RICHARD was born 14 June 1783, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD was born 19 December 1784, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
1786 Birth of Child
Charles RICHARD was born 11 January 1786 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1786 Death of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD died 24 October 1786, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
1789 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD was born 25 January 1789, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHARD was born 30 March 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1792 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève RICHARD was born 19 August 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1794 Birth of Child
Pierre-Antoine RICHARD was born 13 June 1794, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1796 Birth of Child
Jean-Basile RICHARD was born 29 May 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine PHANEUF died 13 April 1797, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
marriage1799 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste Marie RICHARD and Marie-Angélique CHAINE (CHENET) 21 January 1799, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
marriage1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte RICHARD married 3 June 1799, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT)
1799 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie RICHARD was born 8 December 1799, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1801 Birth of Child
Jude RICHARD was born 6 June 1801, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1801 Birth of Child
Simon RICHARD was born 6 June 1801, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1803 Birth of Child
Joseph-Noel RICHARD was born 25 December 1803, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1805 Birth of Child
Michel RICHARD was born 17 August 1805, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1807 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique RICHARD was born 25 December 1807, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
marriage1810 Marriage of Child
Charles RICHARD married 22 January 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Angélique CHATEL
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD married 10 August 1812, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne BOUSQUET
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Joseph RICHARD married 10 August 1812, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Desanges-Archange BRO (BREAULT) (BRAULT)
marriage1814 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine RICHARD married 31 January 1814, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Pierre JARRET dit BEAUREGARD
marriage1814 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Antoine RICHARD married 21 February 1814, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT
marriage1817 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine RICHARD married 17 February 1817, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage of Child
Jean-Basile RICHARD married 2 February 1818, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne-Jeanne GRENIER
marriage1818 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD married 15 June 1818, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS
1819 Death of Child
Charles RICHARD died 3 November 1819, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1821 Death
22 June 1821
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/16/2025 8:54:06 PM

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