My Richard pioneers
Hi, I am posting the data and notes that I have for some of my pioneer ancestors, in hopes that they may be of interest to some of you that are doing research on your ancestors.
Descendants of Antoine Richard
Compiled by Janet Manseau Donaldson
Generation No. 1
1.Antoine1 Richard was born about 1630 in Saintonge, France.He married Olive Noel.She was born about 1630 in Saintonge, France.
Child of Antoine Richard and Olive Noel is:
+ 2 i. Pierre2 Richard, born 26 Jan 1646 in St. Georges, Saintonge, France; died 13 Feb 1719 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
Generation No. 2
2.Pierre2 Richard (Antoine1) was born 26 Jan 1646 in St. Georges, Saintonge, France, and died 13 Feb 1719 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.He married Francoise Miville 06 Nov 1680 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC (ct 03, Duquet), daughter of Francois Miville-dit-LeSuisse and Marie Langlois.She was born 05 Jun 1663 in Québec City, QC, and died Aug 1727 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
Notes for Pierre Richard:
He was first noted as being in Cap St. Ignace on 25 Nov 1679.He was listed as being 30 years old in 1680.In the 1681 census he was 34 at the seigniory de Vincelot at Cap St. Ignace.He was listed as being 70 years old when he died in Feb. of 1719.
Children of Pierre Richard and Francoise Miville are:
+ 3 i. Pierre3 Richard, born 24 Sep 1681 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC; died 06 Jan 1756 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
+ 4 ii. Jean-Baptiste Richard, born about 1683 in Unknown, QC; died 25 Jan 1763 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
5 iii. Marie Richard, born 24 Apr 1685 in Rivière Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC.
+ 6 iv. Francois Richard, born 13 Jun 1688 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 11 Oct 1778 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
7 v. Agathe Richard, born 10 Aug 1689 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 06 Dec 1712 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.She married Jean-Baptiste Gamache 18 Jan 1712 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born 06 Jun 1682 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 30 Oct 1750 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
Notes for Agathe Richard:
She may have died of child birth complications.Their only child Jean was born 22 Nov 1712 and died 27 Jan 1713.
8 vi. Joseph Richard, born 07 Feb 1691 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 03 Mar 1691 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
+ 9 vii. Marie-Francoise Richard, born 10 Aug 1692 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 02 Sep 1767 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
+ 10 viii. Marie-Madeleine Richard, born 29 Mar 1694 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 22 Jul 1769 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
11 ix. Genevieve Richard, born 22 Jun 1695 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 08 May 1768 in Beauport, QC.She married Rene Chevalier 16 Aug 1723 in Beauport, QC; born 09 May 1697 in Beauport, Montmorency, QC.
12 x. Angelique Richard, born 08 Jan 1697 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 10 Jan 1754 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.She married Jean-Baptiste Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine 06 May 1731 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born 10 Aug 1708 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
13 xi. Ursule Richard, born 19 Aug 1699 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 24 Aug 1699 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
+ 14 xii. Joseph-Jacques Richard, born Jul 1700 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died Bef. 02 Feb 1735 in Unknown, QC.
Generation No. 3
3.Pierre3 Richard (Pierre2, Antoine1) was born 24 Sep 1681 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC, and died 06 Jan 1756 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.He married (1) Elisabeth-Isabelle Gamache 07 Jan 1709 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, daughter of Nicolas Gamache and Elisabeth-Ursule Cloutier.She was born about 1688 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, and died 02 Feb 1750 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.He married (2) Marie-Francoise Dumas 22 Feb 1751 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, daughter of Charles Dumas and Marie-Francoise Rondeau.She was born about 1695 in Unknown, presumed Île d'Orléans, Québec Canada, and died 02 Apr 1774 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
Children of Pierre Richard and Elisabeth-Isabelle Gamache are:
15 i. Jean-Baptiste4 Richard, born 25 Mar 1712 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 25 Nov 1755 in Rivière Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC.He married Marie-Angelique Boucher 30 Jun 1739 in Notre Dame, Rivière Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC; born 10 Sep 1711 in Rivière Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC; died 26 Sep 1781 in Rivière Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC.
16 ii. Marie-Genevieve Richard, born 23 Feb 1715 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 29 Nov 1774 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.She married Philippe Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine 21 Feb 1746 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born 12 Jun 1706 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
17 iii. Marie-Luce Richard, born about 1717 in Unknown, QC; died 22 Mar 1800 in La Pocatière, Kamouraska, QC.She married Pierre Miville-dit-Deschenes 16 Feb 1744 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born 05 Sep 1719 in La Pocatière, Kamouraska, QC; died 30 Aug 1771 in Ste. Anne de la Pocatière, QC.
18 iv. Richard-Lambert Richard, born 19 Sep 1722 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 01 Jul 1812 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.He married Marie-Francoise Hudon-dit-Beaulieu 30 Jun 1749 in Rivière Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC; born 29 Dec 1725 in Rivière Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC; died 24 Jul 1784 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
19 v. Marie-Claire Richard, born 07 Apr 1727 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died Bef. 03 Nov 1772 in Unknown, QC.She married Jean-Baptiste Boucher 17 Nov 1756 in Rivière Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC; born 15 May 1732 in La Pocatière, QC; died 02 Sep 1802 in L'Acadie, QC.
4.Jean-Baptiste3 Richard (Pierre2, Antoine1) was born about 1683 in Unknown, QC, and died 25 Jan 1763 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.He married (1) Anne-Marie-Jeanne Gamache 16 Jan 1713 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, daughter of Nicolas Gamache and Elisabeth-Ursule Cloutier.She was born 25 Oct 1690 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, and died 15 Oct 1748 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.He married (2) Marie Fournier 21 Jul 1749 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, daughter of Jean Fournier and Marie-Jeanne Roy.She was born 26 Aug 1694 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, and died 05 Jan 1769 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
Children of Jean-Baptiste Richard and Anne-Marie-Jeanne Gamache are:
20 i. Louis-Raphael4 Richard, born 26 Feb 1724 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died Bef. 10 Apr 1763 in Unknown, QC.He married Marie-Louise Fournier 22 Feb 1751 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born 03 Feb 1724 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 04 Feb 1777 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
21 ii. Augustin Richard, born about 1730 in Unknown, QC; died 15 Dec 1799 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.He married (1) Marie-Reine Cloutier 19 Nov 1742 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC; born 05 Jan 1723 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC; died Bef. 13 Nov 1753 in Unknown, QC.He married (2) Marie-Genevieve Hudon-dit-Beaulieu 13 Nov 1753 in Rivière Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC; born 13 Mar 1734 in Rivière Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC; died 25 Jun 1793 in L'Islet, QC.
6.Francois3 Richard (Pierre2, Antoine1) was born 13 Jun 1688 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, and died 11 Oct 1778 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.He married Charlotte-Francoise-M. Bernier-dit-JeanDeParis 06 Nov 1719 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, daughter of Pierre Bernier-dit-JeanDeParis and Marie-Francoise Boulet/Boulay.She was born 05 Feb 1701 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, and died 06 Sep 1789 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
Child of Francois Richard and Charlotte-Francoise-M. Bernier-dit-JeanDeParis is:
22 i. Charlotte-Francoise-Charles4 Richard, born 23 Sep 1720 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 17 Jan 1787 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC.She married Pierre Bosse 02 Apr 1742 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born 13 Aug 1712 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 21 Apr 1795 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC.
9.Marie-Francoise3 Richard (Pierre2, Antoine1) was born 10 Aug 1692 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, and died 02 Sep 1767 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.She married (1) Louis Guimond 06 Nov 1713 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, son of Claude Guimond and Anne Roy.He was born 05 Sep 1688 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, and died Bef. 25 Jan 1716 in Unknown, QC.She married (2) Jean-Baptiste Gaudreau/Gotreau 26 May 1716 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, son of Jean Gaudreau/Gotreau and Marie-Jeanne Roy.He was born 31 Aug 1682 in Vincelot, Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, and died Bef. 20 Apr 1723 in Unknown, QC.She married (3) Thomas Caouette 20 Apr 1723 in Unknown, QC, son of Pierre Caouette and Marie-Anne Gaudreau/Gotreau.He was born 10 Aug 1697 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, and died 07 Feb 1778 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
Child of Marie-Francoise Richard and Thomas Caouette is:
23 i. Pierre-Alexis4 Caouette, born 04 Mar 1724 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 26 Oct 1781 in L'Islet, l'Islet, QC.He married Marie-Louise Cote 23 Nov 1750 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born 30 Apr 1728 in Kamouraska, QC; died 17 Apr 1802 in Cap St. Ignace, QC.
10.Marie-Madeleine3 Richard (Pierre2, Antoine1) was born 29 Mar 1694 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, and died 22 Jul 1769 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.She married Francois Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine 31 Jan 1719 in Unknown, QC, son of Eustache Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine and Louise Cloutier.He was born 28 Oct 1695 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
Children of Marie-Madeleine Richard and Francois Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine are:
24 i. Marie-Louise4 Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine, born 03 Nov 1719 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 07 Jan 1783 in Montréal, QC.She married Louis Lemieux 18 Jun 1736 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born about 1709 in Unknown, QC; died 23 Feb 1783 in Montréal, QC.
25 ii. Marie-Reine Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine, born 21 Jan 1721 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 15 Mar 1750 in St. Pierre de la Rivière du Sud, QC.She married Pierre Morin 18 Nov 1742 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born about 1720 in Montréal, QC; died 24 Mar 1808 in St. Pierre de la Rivière du Sud, QC.
26 iii. Madeleine-Salome-Marie Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine, born about 1722 in Unknown, QC; died 29 Aug 1780 in Rivère Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC.She married Joseph Boucher 12 Oct 1745 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born 07 Jul 1708 in Rivère Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC; died 01 Dec 1776 in Rivère Ouelle, Kamouraska, QC.
27 iv. Rene-Francois Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine, born 20 Mar 1724 in Cap St.Ignace, QC; died 13 May 1808 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.He married Marie-Charlotte Normand, (Jacques & M.M. Collet) 06 Nov 1752 in Québec City, QC; born 30 Aug 1733 in Québec City, QC; died 04 Jun 1805 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
28 v. Richard-Amand Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine, born 24 Oct 1728 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 03 Nov 1728 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
29 vi. Philippe-Victor Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine, born 01 May 1730 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 12 Jul 1730 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
30 vii. Victor-Clement Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine, born 13 Mar 1732 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 18 Mar 1732 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
31 viii. Marie-Francoise Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine, born 11 Aug 1734 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 31 Aug 1734 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
32 ix. Brigitte-Marie-Ursule Fortin-dit-Bellefontaine, born 08 Feb 1736 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 30 May 1798 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.She married Jean-Baptiste Bernier-dit-JeanDeParis 27 Nov 1758 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; born 03 May 1734 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC; died 17 Feb 1796 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC.
14.Joseph-Jacques3 Richard (Pierre2, Antoine1) was born Jul 1700 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny, QC, and died Bef. 02 Feb 1735 in Unknown, QC.He married Marie-Rosalie Fournier 21 Sep 1732 in Unknown,QC, daughter of Simon Fournier and Catherine Rousseau.She was born 19 Jan 1712 in Montmagny, QC, and died Bef. 17 May 1736 in Montmagny, QC.
Child of Joseph-Jacques Richard and Marie-Rosalie Fournier is:
33 i. Marie-Angelique4 Richard, born about 1733 in Unknown, QC.She married Jean-Chrysostome Dessaint-dit-St.Pierre 24 Apr 1751 in St. Pierre de la Rivière du Sud, QC; born about 1728 in Unknown, QC; died 27 Mar 1798 in Ste. Gervais et Protais, Bellechasse, QC.
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My resources are limited because I live in Oregon. I hope that you use this information only as a guide. I welcome corrections and additions from anyone that has access to the original files.
Originally I paid a genealogy society to trace the direct lines for 6 of my 8 great grandparents. They used the books that were compiled by volunteers for each parish. Because so many individuals had the same name, I eventually found some errors in these books. Then I used Tanguay and found out that he may be about 75% right and Jette (that goes to 1730) is about 90% right. Then just as I thought that I was finished, I found PRDH (University of Montreal) and I believe that they may be 98% right and still make corrections to their records. They go up to 1799 for marriage contracts and 1850 for some deaths. Some people have the luxury of having the original records at their disposal. I do not have that and with 17,000 individuals in my data base, I can not afford to pay for copies of all the originals. At that point I confirmed every that I had with the records at PRDH. Whenever I say “about” for a birth date it means that PRDH did not find it or if it is in the 1800s, I did not look it up because of my lack of resources.
PRDH uses the most common spelling variation for the names. This makes it easier to trace the families. They do not always use the original name that appears on the contracts or birth records. That is ok with me, because many individuals before the 1900s could not sign their names and did not even care how others spelt it. As a result the same person’s name took on a variety of spellings. I also kept the “dit” (aka) names because eventually brothers from the same family, picked a different aka name.
As for the pioneers, I also used Peter Gagné’s English books on the single girls that arrived in New France between 1634 & 1662 and his book on the single girls that are referred to as the King’s Daughters that arrived between 1663 & 1673. These girls were recruited and paid by the King to go to New France (Québec) to get married and colonize the area.
Most of my information for the 1800-1900s comes from people on the web. The program that I use does not allow for baptismal dates, so if I don’t have a birth date, I use the baptismal date. The same goes for death vs. burial dates and actual wedding vs. contract dates. The newer programs have these features, but I will not be going through 17,000 records to make the changes.
It is like I said in the beginning; use this information as a guide only. I view genealogy as a hobby and not as pure science.
As for the stories, I got them all in French on the web and I translated them for my grandchildren. I had not read or spoken French in over 40 years, so it was difficult and may not be the best translation.
Enjoy, Janet
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Re: My Richard pioneers
dawn richard 8/01/10
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There were about 19 Richard pioneers
Janet Manseau 8/02/10
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Re: There were about 19 Richard pioneers
melody vliet 3/10/12
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Andre was not Michel's father according to Jette
Janet Manseau 3/10/12
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Re: Andre was not Michel's father according to Jette
dawn richard 9/01/12
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Re: Andre was not Michel's father according to Jette
Janet Manseau 9/01/12
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Re: Andre was not Michel's father according to Jette
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Re: Andre was not Michel's father according to Jette
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Andre was not Michel's father according to Jette
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Re: There were about 19 Richard pioneers
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There were about 19 Richard pioneers