Alexandre Richard (abt. 1668 - 1709)

Born about 1668 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Isabelle Petitpas — married 1690 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 4 Oct 1709 at about age 41 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

Alexandre Richard was born in about 1668 in Port-Royal. He was the son of Michel Richard and Madeleine Blanchard.

He was just 3 years old on the first census in 1671^[1]

Again in the 1678 census.^[2], confirming the 1668/9 birth year.

In 1686, at Port Royal, Alexandre, aged 17, lived with his father, Michel Richard, aged 56, and his stepmother, Jeanne Babin, aged 18. Four siblings from his father's first marriage to Magdeleine [sic] Blanchard also lived with him: Martin, aged 19, Marie [recte Marie Josephe], aged 12, Cecille [sic], aged 10 and Marguerite, aged 7. The 5 other siblings (Rene, Pierre, Catherine, Anne and Magdeleine [recte Madeleine Elizabeth]) from his 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 his half-brother Michel age 2 (the son of his father and Jeanne Babin). The family owned 2 guns, 12 arpents of cultivable land with 16 cattle, 30 sheep and 8 hogs.^[3]

Alexandre (21) married Isabelle Petitpas (19) (born about 1670 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France; daughter of Claude Petitpas and Catherine Bugaret) in 1690 in Port Royal, Acadie. She had been married before, widow of Olivier Boudrot.^[4]Their children were:

1. Marie Josèphe Richard (abt. 1691–aft. 1734) .
2. Marguerite Richard (abt. 1692–bef. 1763) .
3. Jeanne Richard (abt. 1694–bef. 1760) .
4. Pierre Richard (abt. 1696–1778) .
5. Angelique Richard (abt. 1698–1758) .
6. Jean Baptiste Richard (abt. 1699–1751) .
7. Germain Richard (abt. 1703–abt. 1764) .
8. Michel Richard (1706–1721) .
9. Anne Marie Richard (1709–abt. 1757)

In 1693, at Port Royal, Alexandre Richard, aged 25, lived with his wife, Isabel [sic] Petitpas, and his stepson, Jean Baptiste, aged 6, son from his wife's first marriage to Olivier Boudrot, and their daughter, Marie Josephe, aged 2. The family owned 1 gun and lived on 18 arpents of cultivable land with 8 cattle, 10 sheep, and 8 pigs. ^[5]

In 1695, he signed the Loyalty Oath, indicating that he could write.^[6]

His final accounting was in 1707 at Port Royal, with quite a young family and a sizeable farm.^[7]

He died on October 4, 1709, in Port-Royal.^[8] Alexandre was buried in Garrison Graveyard in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Sources

1. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 3-14;

   at Port Royal: Michel Richard, farmer, 41, his wife Madeleine Blanchard 28; their seven children: Rene 14, Pierre 10, Martin 6, Alexandre 3, Catherine 8, twins Anne and Magdeleine 5 weeks; cattle 15, sheep 14, 14 arpents of land.

2. ↑ Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census

   at Port Royal: Michel Richard & Madeleine Blanchard / Michel Richard; 10 acres 21 cattle; 4 boys: 22 1656; 19 1659; 13 1665; 10 1668; 5 girls: 8 1670; 8 1670; 6 1672; 3 1675; 1 1677.

3. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 15-60;

   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.

4. ↑ White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, Hector-J. Hébert, Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes (Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999) p. 1373
5. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 62-108;

   at Port Royal: Alexandre RICHARD 25, Isabel PETITPAS, Jean Baptiste 6, Marie Josephe 2; 8 cattle, 10 sheep, 8 pigs, 18 arpents, 1 gun. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Isabelle was listed as Isabel.

6. ↑ Estes, Roberta, "Acadian 1695 Loyalty Oath Signatures – 52 Ancestors #395." DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy, Posted on April 22, 2023, accessed online on XXXX at https://dna-explained.com/2023/04/22/acadian-1695-loyalty-oath-signatures-52-ancestors-395/
7. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 221-237;

   Alexandre Richard and his wife, 4 boys less than 14, 2 girls 12 or older, 2 younger girls; 6 arpents, 10 cattle, 14 sheep, 10 hogs, 2 guns

8. ↑ Alexandre Richard, sépulture An Acadian Parish Remembered: The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=1462&Language=English

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #141494230