| Marguerite Richard is an Acadian. Join: Acadians Project Discuss: ACADIA |
Marguerite Richard was born about 1677 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Michel Richard (abt. 1630–bef. 1689) and Madeleine Blanchard (abt. 1643–bef. 1683).[1]
In 1686, at Port Royal, Marguerite, aged 7, was living with her father, Michel RICHARD, age 56, and her stepmother, Jeanne BABIN, aged 18. Also living with her were four siblings from her father's first marriage to Magdeleine [sic] BLANCHARD: Martin, aged 19, Alexandre, aged 17, Marie [recte Marie Josephe], aged 12, and Cecille [sic], aged 10. The 5 other siblings (Rene, Pierre, Catherine, Anne and Magdeleine [recte Madeleine Elizabeth]) from her father's first marriage who are married and unnamed in the census are recorded elsewhere in the 1686 census with their spouses. The youngest in the family was her half-brother Michel, aged 2 (the son of her father and Jeanne BABIN). The family owned 2 guns, 12 arpents of cultivable land with 16 cattle, 30 sheep and 8 hogs.[2]
Marguerite (20) married Jean LeBlanc (23) (born about 1674 in Port-Royal; son of Jacques LeBlanc and Catherine Hébert) in 1698 in Acadie.[1] Their children were:
at Port Royal: Michel RICHARD 56, Jeanne BABIN 18; Children (the first 5 are from a previous marriage to Magdeleine BLANCHARD): Martin 19, Alexandre 17, Marie 12, Cecille 10, Marguerite 7, Michel 2, and 5 others who are married; 2 guns, 12 arpents, 16 cattle. 30 sheep, 8 hogs. In the 1686 census at Port Royal, Madeleine was listed as Magdelaine, Marie Josephe was listed as just Marie, and Cecile was listed as Cecille.
See also:
This week's featured connections are Redheads: Marguerite is 16 degrees from Catherine of Aragón, 16 degrees from Clara Bow, 25 degrees from Julia Gillard, 14 degrees from Nancy Hart, 13 degrees from Rutherford Hayes, 17 degrees from Rita Hayworth, 16 degrees from Leonard Kelly, 19 degrees from Rose Leslie, 19 degrees from Damian Lewis, 14 degrees from Maureen O'Hara, 21 degrees from Jopie Schaft and 31 degrees from Eirik Thorvaldsson on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
R > Richard > Marguerite Richard
Categories: Michel Richard Interest Group | Richard Name Study | Port-Royal, Acadie | Acadians