Biography

Jacques Richard migrated from France to Québec.

Jacque Richard emigrated from Normandy, France. The first mention of him in the New World is in 1772, he was a fisherman. He could sign his name and appears to have been able to read and write. His signature omits the traditional "s" at the end of Jacques.

His ancestors in France have been traced to at least the great grandparent level on both maternal and paternal sides as noted in Fichier Origine.

Jacques François Richard and Marguerite Jahan (Jean) dite Viens, per PRDH,^[1] had 5 children who went on to have families of their own (all events in Beaumont unless otherwise noted):

• Jacques Richard
• Marie Archange Richard
• Judith Richard b. June 24th 1783 (St-Michel-de-Bellechasse), m. February 20th 1821(Notre-Dame-de-Québec) to François Mathieu, s. November 26th 1838 (St-Roch)
• Marie b. about 1784, m. July 3rd 1821(Notre-Dame-de-Québec) to Joseph Rousseau
• Catherine b. February 3rd 1794, m. February 1st 1842 (St-Roch) to Jean Debigare Basque

They also had the following 5 children without known families:

• Marie Marguerite b. December 14th 1781, s. February 27th 1784, died as an infant
• Marie Joseph b. March 23rd 1785 (St-Michel-de-Bellechasse) it is unclear why this is not the Marie that married Joseph Rousseau
• Joseph b. September 15th 1786, s. January 24th 1809 No marriage or children known
• Marie Marguerite b. September 19th 1788, s. December 26th 1788, died as an infant
• Marie Josephe b. July 5th 1792, s. March 22 1793, died as an infant

Vital records

Names are deliberately spelled here exactly as they are in the source documents:

Birth/baptism

Jacques François Richard was born January 13th 1753, he was the son of Jacques François Richard and his wife Marie Baré. He was baptized the next day in Saint-Pair-sur-Mer, godparents were maternal grandfather Pancrace Baré, "laboureur", and Marie Bazire, they both signed.^[2]

Marriage

On August 18th 1777, in St-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Jacques François Richard, son of deceased Jacques François Richard and Marie Bare of "l' Évêché de Coutances" married Marie Marguerite Vien daughter of Louis Vien and Marie Catherine Martel of St- Étienne-de-Beaumont. Witnesses were: Groom- Ignace Gravel father and son; Bride- her brothers Louis and Pierre Vien. Signatures for the groom , both father and son Gravel, bride's brother signs Louis Viens.^[3]

Signature in daughter's marriage record:

• On January 18th 1809, in St-Étienne-de-Beaumont, Louis Campau, blacksmith, adult son of Louis Campau and Marie Crepauts of St-Laurent-de-L'Île-dèOrléans, married Archange Richard minor daughter of Jacques Richard and Marguerite Vien of this parish. Witnesses included bride's father Jacques Richard, who signed, and bride's maternal uncle Jean Vien.^[4] Signature seen in original record.^[5]

Death/Burial

Jacques Richard, farmer, husband of Marguerite Viens, died April 1st 1822 at about age 70 years. He was interred in the parish cemetery of Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont on April 3rd 1822, witnesses Augustin Fournier and Maurice Giroux, neither could sign.^[6]

Fichier Origine Entry

• RICHARD, Jacques-François Individu# 420057^[7]
• Statut: Marié
• Date de naissance: 13-01-1753
• Date de baptême: 14-01-1753
• Lieu d'origine: St-Pair-sur-Mer (St-Pair) (Manche)
• Lieu actuel: St-Pair-sur-Mer
• Parents: Jacques-François RICHARD et Marie-Thérèse Barré
• Date de mariage des parents: 23-03-1752
• Lieu de mariage des parents: St-Pair-sur-Mer (St-Pair) (50532)
• Première mention au pays: 1772
• Occupation à l'arrivée: Pêcheur
• Date de mariage: 18-08-1777
• Lieu du mariage: St-Michel-de-Bellechasse
• Conjointe: Marguerite Jean dite Viens
• Décès ou inhumation: Beaumont, 01-04-1822
• Remarques: Les actes suivants sont à St-Pair-sur-Mer (St-Pair). Son père Jean-François Richard, b. 14-03-1715. Une soeur et un frère sont baptisés: Charlotte-Anne, 01-11-1754 et Joseph, 06-06-1757. Ses grands-parents paternels sont Jacques Richard (Thomas et Guilmine Gond), laboureur et Anne Delaplanche (Nicolas et Marie Lemoine), mariés le 06-10-1712. Ses grands-parents maternels sont Pancrace Barré (Gilles et Françoise Garnier), laboureur b. 31-05-1706, s. 03-10-1758 cimetière de Quéron, cne de St-Pair-sur-Mer, et Jeanne Bourgeois (Nicolas Bourgeois et Gabrielle Mahé/Mahey), b. 24-08-1703, s. 21-02-1745, mariés le 22-05-1722, dont 5 enfants sont b/s: Nicolas, 30-12-1723, s. 02-09-1730; Gilles, 14-01-1726, s. 22-11-1791; Marie, 07-12-1728, s. 31-12-1728; Luc, 01-04-1730, s. 12-03-1731 et Marie-Thérèse (mère du pionnier), 20-12-1731.
• Identification: NOF, vol. 7, p. 259
• Chercheur(s): Denise Gravel ; Lise Dandonneau
• Copie d'acte: AD-50 numérisé
• Date de modification: 2016-03-14

Sources

1. ↑ PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (membership): Famille: 53575 Famille Jacques Francois Richard and Marie Marguerite Jahan Viens
2. ↑ Fichier Origines Baptism Fichier Origine
3. ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch: 16 July 2014, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse > Saint-Michel > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1693-1789 > image 1624 of 1712; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal. Marriage Family Search
4. ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch: 16 July 2014, Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont > Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1798-1821 > image 52 of 145; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal. Marriage Archange Richard Family search
5. ↑ genealogiequebec, Drouin Institute collection of Parish Records Marriage Archange Richard LaFrance (paid subscription)
6. ↑ "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch: 16 July 2014, Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont > Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1821-1846 > image 5 of 297; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal. Burial Family Search
7. ↑ Fichier Origine Individu #420057 Fichier Origine Entry

Also see:

• Tanguay collection

• tree Nos Origines Entry