Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE

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29 August 1733 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1776 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE Marie-Josephte TOUTANT

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Born: 29 August 1733 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE

Mother: Marie-Josephte TOUTANT

Paternal grandparents: Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE , Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas TOUTANT , Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL)

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Josephte married Louis HOUDE 13 November 1758 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Louis HOUDE was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 8 September 1761 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Louis was the child of Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Marie-Angélique HAMEL.

Josephte married (2) Francois FRECHET 3 June 1764 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Francois FRECHET was born 27 December 1738 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of François FRECHETTE and Marie-Charlotte HAMEL.

Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE died 17 March 1776 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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Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE married

Louis HOUDE
Marriage date: 13 November 1758
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Louis HOUDE was the child of Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Marie-Angélique HAMEL

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Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE married

Francois FRECHET
Marriage date: 3 June 1764
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois FRECHET was the child of François FRECHETTE and Marie-Charlotte HAMEL

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Birth — 1733
29 August 1733
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE and Louis HOUDE 13 November 1758, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 25 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis HOUDE died 8 September 1761, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE and Francois FRECHET 3 June 1764, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 30 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.