Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE

Born

Died

19 December 1759 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Joseph married Charlotte LEMAITRE 26 February 1748 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte LEMAITRE was born 15 February 1731 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Charlotte died 11 August 1817 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Marie-Francoise LESIEUR dite DUCHESNE .

Parents & Family of Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE

Parents of Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE

Father

Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE

Mother

Marie-Francoise LESIEUR

Grandparents of Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE

Paternal grandparents

Robert RIVARD dit LORANGER Marie-Madeleine GUILLET

Maternal grandparents

Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE Françoise LAFOND

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE

Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE married

Charlotte LEMAITRE
Marriage date: 26 February 1748
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Charlotte LEMAITRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Marie-Francoise LESIEUR dite DUCHESNE

Children of Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE and Charlotte LEMAITRE

Charlotte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE

Born: 8 December 1748, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 April 1816, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Charles LESIEUR 2 March 1778 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE and Charlotte LEMAITRE 26 February 1748, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)