Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE

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13 July 1684 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

3 July 1740 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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Robert RIVARD dit LORANGER Marie-Madeleine GUILLET

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Born: 13 July 1684 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Robert RIVARD dit LORANGER

Mother: Marie-Madeleine GUILLET

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas-Pierre-Thomas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE , Jeanne MULLARD

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Simon GUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE , Jeanne ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUX

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Louis-Joseph married Marie-Francoise LESIEUR 5 April 1717 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Francoise LESIEUR was born 8 September 1695 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Francoise died 22 February 1758 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Francoise was the child of Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFOND.

Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE died 3 July 1740 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: Engage Ouest

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE married

Marie-Francoise LESIEUR
Marriage date: 5 April 1717
Marriage place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Marie-Francoise LESIEUR was the child of Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFOND

Children of Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE and Marie-Francoise LESIEUR

Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE

Born: abt. 1719, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 December 1759, Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Married: Charlotte LEMAITRE 26 February 1748 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 8 July 1723, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 5 November 1778, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 5 March 1753 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE

Born: 6 April 1729, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 16 November 1784, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph RIVARD 4 August 1755 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1684
13 July 1684
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE and Marie-Francoise LESIEUR 5 April 1717 , Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 32 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Birth of Child
Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 8 July 1723, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Louis-Joseph was 39 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE was born 6 April 1729, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Louis-Joseph was 44 years old.