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| Birth: | 1630 in SAINTONGE, FRANCE |
| Death: | 1687 in ACADIE, CANADA |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Guillaume Richard b. 1590 in D, FRANCE |
| Mother: | Huguette Poirier b. 1590 in MARTAIZE, L, FRANCE |
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| LDS Confirmation: (C4LQ-DL) |
| Reference: 793 |
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Individual:
RICHARD
Today the surname RICHARD is a very common name both in French and Anglo form. During the settlement of Louisiana, several individuals named Richard were among the earliest of the area. This particular line of Richards of interest here date back to Michel Richard dit Sancoucy , born in 1630 at Saintonge, France. He was the son of Andre Richard .
Michel arrived in Acadia with the expedition of Emmanuel LeBorgne and Guilbault around 1652 with St. Mas, the representative of LeBorgne. Michel was first married to Madeleine Blanchard in 1656 at Port Royal. She was born in 1643 at Port Royal, the daughter of Jean Blanchard and Radegonde Lambert. The children born to this couple were
Rene, born 1657;
Pierre, 1661;
Catherine, 1663;
Martin, 1665;
Alexandre, 1668;
Anne and Madeleine, 1670;
Marie, 1674;
Cecile, 1676; and
Marguerite, 1679.
Michel remarried in 1683 to Jeanne Babin, daughter of Antoine Babin and Marie Mercier. Children of the second marriage were
Alexandre, born 1686, and
Michel, born 1684.
Michel I died in 1687.
Martin , fourth child of Michel and Madeleine, was born in 1665 at Port Royal. Martin married in 1690 at Beaubassin, Acadia, Marguerite Bourg. She was born in 1667 the daughter of Francois Bourg and Marguerite Boudreaux.
Alexander Richard , son of Martin and Marguerite, was born in 1692 at Quebec. Alexander married in 1722 at Beaubassin a Marie Madeleine Thibodeaux. She was born in 1703 the daughter of Jean Pierre Thibodeaux and Marguerite Hebert.
After the Expulsion from Acadia in 1755, Opelousas and the Attakapas District of Louisiana became the chief centers of Richard families in Louisiana during the eighteenth century and remain so today. There the clan was begun by two Richard brothers, Pierre and Victor , sons of Alexander and Madeleine. Pierre came with his wife Marguerite Dugas and children, whereas Victor did not marry until 1772. Both settled as farmers and stockmen in the Bellevue prairies south of Opelousas. Pierre and his six sons were the main forebearers of the Richards of southwest Louisiana, producing far more progency than his brother Victor, who reared only one son.
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