Josephte RIVARD

Born

17 May 1752 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

29 May 1834 , Deschaillons, Lower Canada

Josephte married Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX 26 October 1772 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 23 March 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . Pierre died 1 October 1816 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX and Gabrielle HOUDE .

Parents & Family of Josephte RIVARD

Parents of Josephte RIVARD

Father

Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Mother

Marie-Anne MARCOTTE

Grandparents of Josephte RIVARD

Paternal grandparents

François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE)

Maternal grandparents

Bernard-Pierre MARCOTTE Marie-Louise HOUDE

m. Lafond Pierre

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte RIVARD

Josephte RIVARD married

Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX
Marriage date: 26 October 1772
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX and Gabrielle HOUDE

Children of Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX and Josephte RIVARD

Pierre LAFOND

Born: 23 June 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth BOURBEAU 27 July 1807 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1752
17 May 1752
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Josephte RIVARD and Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX 26 October 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 20 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1781 Birth of Child
Pierre LAFOND was born 23 June 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Marriage of Child
Pierre LAFOND married 27 July 1807, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada to Elisabeth BOURBEAU

1816 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX died 1 October 1816, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1834
29 May 1834
Deschaillons, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 82.

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