Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER

(b. 5 June 1697 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1783 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER was born 5 June 1697 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER was the child of Claude RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Catherine ROY dite CHÂTELLERAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Madeleine GUILLET (maternal) Michel ROY dit CHÂTELLERAULT and Françoise AUBÉ

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Francois married Louise-Rose HAMELIN 8 February 1723 in Grondines, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Louise-Rose HAMELIN was born 15 August 1704 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Louise-Rose died 27 April 1783 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Louise-Rose was the child of Louis HAMELIN and Antoinette AUBERT.

Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER died 26 July 1783 in La-Pérade, 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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Family and Children of Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER

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Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER married

Louise-Rose HAMELIN-- Date: 8 February 1723 Place: Grondines, Canada, New France
Louise-Rose HAMELIN was the child of Louis HAMELIN and Antoinette AUBERT

Children of Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER and Louise-Rose HAMELIN:

Louise RIVARD dite LORANGER (b.16 August 1724, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 1 August 1803, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre BARIL 18 February 1754 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Charles-Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER (b.16 October 1727, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1794, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Reine-Renee BIGUET dite NOBERT 24 January 1757 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite RIVARD dite LORANGER (b.5 February 1729, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1762, Batiscan, Canada )

Pierre RIVARD dit LORANGER (b.15 August 1733, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Joseph RIVARD dite LORANGER (b.abt. 1735, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Rene RIVARD dit LORANGER (b.16 March 1736, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1816, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

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1697 Birth
5 June 1697
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage / Partner
Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER and Louise-Rose HAMELIN 8 February 1723, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

He was 25 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Louise RIVARD dite LORANGER was born 16 August 1724, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Francois was 27 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Charles-Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER was born 16 October 1727, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Francois was 30 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marguerite RIVARD dite LORANGER was born 5 February 1729, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Francois was 31 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Pierre RIVARD dit LORANGER was born 15 August 1733, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Francois was 36 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Rene RIVARD dit LORANGER was born 16 March 1736, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Francois was 38 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Louise RIVARD dite LORANGER married 18 February 1754, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Pierre BARIL

1757 Marriage of Child
Charles-Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER married 24 January 1757, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Reine-Renee BIGUET dite NOBERT

1762 Death of Child
Marguerite RIVARD dite LORANGER died 26 July 1762, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Francois was 65 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.

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.