Marie Richard (1750 - abt. 1798)

Born 15 Apr 1750 in Tracadie, Isle Saint Jean, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Arseneau — married about 1770 in Nova Scotia Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

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Biography

Marie Richard was born April 15, 1750 at Tracadie (Isle Saint-Jean, present-day Prince Edward Island) and baptized at Port LaJoye, Isle Saint Jean on 28 June 1750. Her parents Paul Richard and Marie Renée Boudrot were from Tracadie.^[1]

She married Joseph Arseneau around 1770, possibly on Prince Edward Island which was administered at the time by Nova Scotia Colony. Their first child was born around 1772.

Children: ^[2]

1. Jean Baptiste ARSENEAU, b. ca 1772, d. 20 May 1869, Baie-Egmont, (Age ~ 97 years)
2. Madeleine ARSENEAU, b.ca 1774, d. 12 Apr 1814 (Age ~ 40 years)
3. Gertrude ARSENEAU, b. ca 1776, d. 22 Dec 1813, Malpèque (Age ~ 37 years)
4. Jacques ARSENEAU
5. Agnès ARSENEAU
6. Marie ARSENEAU
7. Dominique ARSENEAU, b. ca 1783, d. 23 Apr 1863, Baie-Egmont (Age ~ 80 years)
8. Bibianne ARSENEAU, b. ca 1784, bur. 14 Nov 1863, Baie-Egmont (Age ~ 79 years)
9. Domithilde ARSENEAU, b. ca 1789, bur. 15 Aug 1831, Tignish (Age ~ 42 years)
10. Juliette Judith ARSENEAU

She passed away in 1798. ^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

Removed Acadie, Province de Québec as location of death. No source provided. Please note that the birth and baptism source from Family Search indicates that she was born and baptized in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, which is not the case. The link to the original baptism record shows that her family lived on Isle Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island) at the time.

Sources

1. ↑ Hebert, Timothy. Acadian Church Records: Port LaJoye, Ile St. Jean, 1749-1758: St. Jean L’Evangeliste Parish. Acadian-Cajun Geneaology & History, 2000, p. 6. The original record can be found at Archives Nationales d'outre-mer État civil, Ile Saint-Jean (Port La Joye) Parish Records 1721-1758, 1750, p. 5 Baptism

   Marie RICHARD Baptized: June 28, 1750; Born: April 15, 1750 Parents: Paul RICHARD & Renee BOUDRO of Tracadie Godparents: Jacques OUDY, Judie BOUDRO

2. ↑ Marcel Walter Landry Page for Marie Richard at Généalogie des Landry à travers le monde, accessed Nov 2021 (Login required)

See also:

• Savard, Denis. "Dictionnaire généalogique des familles Arsenault", Sainte-Foy, Québec: Editions MultiMondes, 2000, p461.
• Marie Richard
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 September 2021, 20:02), entry for Marie Richard (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G7XC-BRM ); contributed by various users.
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ML-BTX Marie Richard Vital • Canada, Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896