Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE

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15 October 1733 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

27 July 1822 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY Louise POTHIER

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Born: 15 October 1733 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Father: Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY

Mother: Louise POTHIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste POTHIER , Marie-Étiennette BEAUVAIS

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Marie-Josephte married Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 14 October 1752 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 30 December 1723 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Joseph-Jacques died 17 April 1788 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Joseph-Jacques was the child of François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Madeleine TURCOT.

Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE died 27 July 1822 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower 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.

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Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE
Marriage date: 14 October 1752
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Madeleine TURCOT

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

Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 28 August 1753, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 18 December 1834, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 18 February 1755, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Died: 26 October 1817, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE 15 February 1779 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Elisabeth ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ 17 February 1783 Place: Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Born: 4 July 1759, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 29 January 1842, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 29 December 1761, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada
Died: 14 October 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE 4 April 1785 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 26 February 1769, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 April 1836, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Julien RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 17 February 1778, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 June 1842, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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Birth — 1733
15 October 1733
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

She was 19 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)

Marie-Josephte was 19 years old.

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

Marie-Josephte was 21 years old.

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

Marie-Josephte was 25 years old.

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

Marie-Josephte was 28 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)

Marie-Josephte was 35 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)

Marie-Josephte was 44 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

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 17 April 1788, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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)

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

1817 Death of Child
Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 26 October 1817, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Josephte was 84 years old.

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

Death — 1822
27 July 1822
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 88.

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