Jean-Baptiste RIVARD

Born

22 July 1745 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

19 September 1789 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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François RIVARD Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

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Born: 22 July 1745 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: François RIVARD

Mother: Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE , Françoise MARIEN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY , Marie MORAND

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite Rebecca LANDRY 13 January 1772 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite Rebecca LANDRY was born abt. 1740 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite Rebecca died 3 July 1792 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marguerite Rebecca was the child of Joseph François LANDRY and Jeanne ROBICHAUD.

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD died 19 September 1789 in Batiscan, 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.

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Jean-Baptiste RIVARD married

Marguerite Rebecca LANDRY
Marriage date: 13 January 1772
Marriage place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite Rebecca LANDRY was the child of Joseph François LANDRY and Jeanne ROBICHAUD

Children of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD and Marguerite Rebecca LANDRY

Pierre RIVARD

Born: 23 June 1785, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 April 1866, Batiscan, Canada East

Married: Judith BARIL 12 August 1811 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Married: Marie TRUDEL 14 January 1828 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1745
22 July 1745
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD and Marguerite Rebecca LANDRY 13 January 1772, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 26 years old.

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)

1785 Birth of Child
Pierre RIVARD was born 23 June 1785, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.