Richard

FOREBEARS A Richard from Normandy is documented in Quebec City in 1669, with the secondary surname Lavallee; other branches came from the Saintonge region and Poitou, France. Other secondary surnames include Des Sablons, Dusablon, Lafleur, La Richardière, Larose, Petrus. The LA Richard families are mainly descended from Acadian refugees in the second half of the 18th century.