Francois
RIVARD dit LAVIGNE
(b.
18 February 1755
,
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
d.
26 October 1817
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 18 February 1755 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Madeleine TURCOT (maternal) Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE 15 February 1779 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth GENEST dite LABARRE was born 6 August 1753 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Marie-Elisabeth died 3 July 1782 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Pierre GENEST dit LABARRE and Catherine BOURBEAU.
Francois married (2) Marie-Elisabeth ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ 17 February 1783 in Deschaillons, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elisabeth ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ was born 23 July 1762 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Marie-Elisabeth died 1 May 1833 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ and Catherine MAILLOT.
Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 26 October 1817 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
m. Genest Marie-Elisabeth
m. Roireau Marie-Elisabeth
Details of the family tree of Francois appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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