Louis RIVARD dit LORANGER

(b. 14 October 1757 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 10 November 1810 , Batiscan, Lower Canada )

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Louis RIVARD dit LORANGER was born 14 October 1757 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Louis RIVARD dit LORANGER was the child of François RIVARD and Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Françoise MARIEN (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Marie MORAND

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

Louis married Marie-Josephe FRIGON 15 February 1779 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe FRIGON was born 10 June 1753 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Josephe died 17 April 1839 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Josephe was the child of Antoine-Pierre FRIGON and Marie-Anne TROTTIER.

Louis RIVARD dit LORANGER died 10 November 1810 in Batiscan, Lower 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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Louis RIVARD dit LORANGER married

Marie-Josephe FRIGON-- Date: 15 February 1779 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe FRIGON was the child of Antoine-Pierre FRIGON and Marie-Anne TROTTIER

Children of Louis RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Josephe FRIGON:

Angele RIVARD (b.30 August 1789, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 August 1832, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Boniface GAGNON 9 January 1809 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1757 Birth
14 October 1757
Batiscan, 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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Louis RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Josephe FRIGON 15 February 1779, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 21 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Angele RIVARD was born 30 August 1789, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Louis was 31 years old.

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

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

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Angele RIVARD married 9 January 1809, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Boniface GAGNON