Michel RICHER

(b. 30 July 1715 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 8 March 1776 , Deschaillons, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel RICHER was born 30 July 1715 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Michel RICHER was the child of Michel RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Marie-Louise-Charlotte PILOTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Dorothee BRASSARD (BRASSART) (maternal) Jean PILOTE and Marie-Françoise GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

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

Michel married Renee MAILLOT abt. 1735 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Renee MAILLOT was born 7 July 1703 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Renee died 21 January 1788 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Renee was the child of Pierre-René MAILLOT and Françoise-Marguerite GAURON.

Michel RICHER died 8 March 1776 in Deschaillons, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Maillot Renee

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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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Michel RICHER married

Renee MAILLOT-- Date: abt. 1735 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Renee MAILLOT was the child of Pierre-René MAILLOT and Françoise-Marguerite GAURON

Children of Michel RICHER and Renee MAILLOT:

Joseph RICHER (b.1 March 1739, Deschaillons, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1815, Deschaillons, Lower Canada )
m. Louise ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ 1 May 1764 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

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1715 Birth
30 July 1715
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

1739 Birth of Child
Joseph RICHER was born 1 March 1739, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

Michel was 23 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Joseph RICHER married 1 May 1764, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons) to Louise ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ

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.