Nicolas RIVARD dit LORANGER

(b. abt. 1710 , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 March 1772 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Nicolas RIVARD dit LORANGER was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada

Nicolas 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

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Nicolas married Antoinette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 24 January 1735 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Antoinette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Antoinette died 10 March 1772 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Antoinette was the child of Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Claire RAUX (RAOUL).

Nicolas RIVARD dit LORANGER died 10 March 1772 in Yamachiche, 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 Nicolas RIVARD dit LORANGER

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Nicolas RIVARD dit LORANGER married

Antoinette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE-- Date: 24 January 1735 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Antoinette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Claire RAUX (RAOUL)

Children of Nicolas RIVARD dit LORANGER and Antoinette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE:

Marie-Josephe RIVARD dite LORANGER (b.abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre DELISLE 20 November 1769 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Alexis RIVARD dit LORANGER (b.28 January 1740, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1791, Québec, Lower Canada )

Genevieve RIVARD dite LORANGER (b.19 August 1744, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1810, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin GIRARD (GIRARDIN) 13 April 1763 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Anne RIVARD dite LORANGER (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas RIVARD dit LORANGER and Antoinette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 24 January 1735 , Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

1740 Birth of Child
Alexis RIVARD dit LORANGER was born 28 January 1740, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1744 Birth of Child
Genevieve RIVARD dite LORANGER was born 19 August 1744, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Genevieve RIVARD dite LORANGER married 13 April 1763 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Augustin GIRARD (GIRARDIN)

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe RIVARD dite LORANGER married 20 November 1769, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Pierre DELISLE