Marie-Josephte TOUTANT

(b. 5 May 1702 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 27 October 1778 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte TOUTANT was born 5 May 1702 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte TOUTANT was the child of Nicolas TOUTANT and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Alexander RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) and Marie DESROSIERS

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Marie-Josephte married Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE 10 November 1732 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was born June 1709 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 24 January 1793 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Joseph was the child of Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE.

Marie-Josephte TOUTANT died 27 October 1778 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Marie-Josephte TOUTANT married

Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE-- Date: 10 November 1732 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
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Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was the child of Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE

Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec

Children of Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Josephte TOUTANT:

Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE (b.29 August 1733, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1776, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis HOUDE 13 November 1758 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
m. Francois FRECHET 3 June 1764 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE (b.19 April 1735, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Louise HOUDE 13 November 1758 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Michel RIVARD dit DUFRESNE (b.31 March 1738, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1802, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Felicite MELANSON 1 February 1761 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
m. Anastasie COMEAU 10 July 1769 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE (b.11 March 1743, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1798, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise GAUTHIER 18 January 1765 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Geneviève GREGOIRE 30 June 1779 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1702 Birth
5 May 1702
Champlain, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte TOUTANT and Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE 10 November 1732, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 30 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE was born 29 August 1733, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte was 31 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was born 19 April 1735, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte was 32 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Michel RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was born 31 March 1738, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte was 35 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was born 11 March 1743, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte was 40 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE married 13 November 1758, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Louise HOUDE

1758 Marriage of Child
Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE married 13 November 1758, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Louis HOUDE

1761 Marriage of Child
Michel RIVARD dit DUFRESNE married 1 February 1761, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Felicite MELANSON

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE married 3 June 1764, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Francois FRECHET

1765 Marriage of Child
Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE married 18 January 1765 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Françoise GAUTHIER

1768 Death of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE died 12 April 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte was 65 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
Michel RIVARD dit DUFRESNE married 10 July 1769, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Anastasie COMEAU

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.

1776 Death of Child
Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE died 17 March 1776, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte was 73 years old.

1778 Death
27 October 1778
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 76.

Added: 9/6/2010 4:45:27 PM - Updated: 10/2/2020 12:18:44 PM