Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born

29 December 1761 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada

Died

14 October 1822 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE 4 April 1785 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE was born 13 September 1767 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . Suzanne died 26 January 1850 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East . Suzanne was the child of Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Marie Anne PARR .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Parents of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Father

Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Mother

Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Paternal grandparents

François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE Marie-Madeleine TURCOT

Maternal grandparents

Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY Louise POTHIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married

Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE
Marriage date: 4 April 1785
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE was the child of Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Marie Anne PARR

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE

Theotiste RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Born: abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 August 1844, , Québec Province, Canada

Adelaide RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Victoire RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Born: 2 September 1789, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 December 1850, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Alexis DURAND 11 August 1818 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 18 April 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 10 February 1834, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 10 April 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 21 July 1874, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Marguerite RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Born: 29 December 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 6 March 1868, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Judith-Julie RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Born: 20 August 1798, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 16 January 1873, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Madeleine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Born: 3 March 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Olivier RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 22 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Damase RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 9 June 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 27 February 1842, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Isaac RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 15 March 1805, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 28 January 1875, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Marie-Des-Anges RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Born: 26 November 1806, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 3 February 1869, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Esther RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Born: 21 November 1813, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean-Baptiste's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

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

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Birth — 1761
29 December 1761
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada

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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

He was 23 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 2 September 1789, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 18 April 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 10 April 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marguerite RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 29 December 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Judith-Julie RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 20 August 1798, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Madeleine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 3 March 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Jean-Olivier RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 22 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Damase RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 9 June 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Isaac RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 15 March 1805, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Marie-Des-Anges RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 26 November 1806, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Esther RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 21 November 1813, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Marie-Victoire RIVARD dite LAVIGNE married 11 August 1818, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Alexis DURAND

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England