Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

(b. 30 December 1723 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1788 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 30 December 1723 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Madeleine TURCOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RIVARD dit LANOUETTE and Marie-Catherine TROTTIER (maternal) Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS

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Joseph-Jacques married Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE 14 October 1752 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE was born 15 October 1733 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Josephte died 27 July 1822 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Josephte was the child of Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIER.

Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 17 April 1788 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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.

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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Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married

Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE-- Date: 14 October 1752 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE was the child of Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIER

Children of Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE:

Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.28 August 1753, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1834, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.18 February 1755, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France d. 26 October 1817, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE 15 February 1779 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Elisabeth ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ 17 February 1783 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.4 July 1759, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 29 January 1842, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.29 December 1761, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada d. 14 October 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE 4 April 1785 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.26 February 1769, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 April 1836, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Julien RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.17 February 1778, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 June 1842, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )

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1723 Birth
30 December 1723
Champlain, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE 14 October 1752, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 28 August 1753, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph-Jacques was 29 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 18 February 1755, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Jacques was 31 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 4 July 1759, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph-Jacques was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 29 December 1761, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Jacques was 38 years old.

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.

1769 Birth of Child
Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 26 February 1769, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph-Jacques was 45 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Julien RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 17 February 1778, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph-Jacques was 54 years old.

1779 Marriage of Child
Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married 15 February 1779, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE

1783 Marriage of Child
Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married 17 February 1783, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons) to Marie-Elisabeth ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married 4 April 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE