Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

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23 September 1758 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

14 December 1846 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE Josephe-Francoise DESHAIES

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Born: 23 September 1758 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Josephe-Francoise DESHAIES

Paternal grandparents: François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE , Marie-Madeleine TURCOT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR , Josephte MOREAU

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Luc-Antoine married Marie SEVIGNY 21 May 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie SEVIGNY was born abt. 1768 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Antoine SÉVIGNY and Marie-Anne ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX.

Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 14 December 1846 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .

m. Gauthier Angelique
m. Pepin Genevieve
m. Sevigny Marie

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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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Spouse & Children of Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

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Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married

Marie SEVIGNY
Marriage date: 21 May 1792
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie SEVIGNY was the child of Antoine SÉVIGNY and Marie-Anne ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX

Children of Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie SEVIGNY

Marguerite RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Born: 9 November 1794, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Rosalie RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Born: 13 April 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
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Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 21 April 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
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Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 14 November 1798, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
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Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
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Judith RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Born: 11 July 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 30 April 1881, Tingwick, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1758
23 September 1758
Champlain, Canada, New France

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)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie SEVIGNY 21 May 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 33 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marguerite RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 9 November 1794, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Luc-Antoine was 36 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Rosalie RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 13 April 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Luc-Antoine was 37 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 21 April 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Luc-Antoine was 38 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 14 November 1798, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Luc-Antoine was 40 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Judith RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 11 July 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Luc-Antoine was 41 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)