flag female ancestor  Suzanne  BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE

  (b. 13 September 1767 ,  Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 26 January 1850 ,  Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )  

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Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE was born 13 September 1767 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE was the child of Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE   and   Marie Anne PARR and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT and Marie-Josephte DUBOIS (maternal)  Jean PARR and Marie Josephte ROY dite LALIBERTÉ

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Suzanne  married  Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 4 April 1785 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE  was born 29 December 1761 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada.  Jean-Baptiste died 14 October 1822 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE.

Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE died 26 January 1850 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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Family and Children of Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE

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Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE married flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE-- Date: 4 April 1785 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE




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

flag female ancestor Theotiste RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 12 August 1844, , Québec Province, Canada )

flag female ancestor Adelaide RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Marie-Victoire RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.2 September 1789, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 23 December 1850, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Alexis DURAND 11 August 1818 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

flag male ancestor Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.18 April 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. 10 February 1834, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.10 April 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. 21 July 1874, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Marguerite RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.29 December 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. 6 March 1868, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Judith-Julie RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.20 August 1798, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. 16 January 1873, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Madeleine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.3 March 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Jean-Olivier RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.22 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Damase RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.9 June 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. 27 February 1842, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )

flag male ancestor Isaac RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.15 March 1805, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. 28 January 1875, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie-Des-Anges RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.26 November 1806, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. 3 February 1869, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Esther RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.21 November 1813, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada   d. , )



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birth1767 Birth
13 September 1767
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
marriage1785 Marriage / Partner
Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE and Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 4 April 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 17 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)

Suzanne was 21 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Invention 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)

Suzanne was 25 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)

Suzanne was 27 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)

Suzanne was 29 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)

Suzanne was 30 years old.
Invention 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)

Suzanne was 32 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)

Suzanne was 33 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)

Suzanne was 35 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)

Suzanne was 37 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)

Suzanne was 39 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)

Suzanne was 46 years old.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage of Child
Marie-Victoire RIVARD dite LAVIGNE married 11 August 1818, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Alexis DURAND
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1822 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 14 October 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1834 Death of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 10 February 1834, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Suzanne was 66 years old.
News1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Death of Child
Damase RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 27 February 1842, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Suzanne was 74 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Death of Child
Theotiste RIVARD dite LAVIGNE died 12 August 1844, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Suzanne was 76 years old.
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
death1850 Death
26 January 1850
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

She died at the age of 82.
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