Michel
RIVARD dit DUFRESNE
(b.
31 March 1738
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
d.
21 April 1802
,
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
)
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Michel RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was born 31 March 1738 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Michel RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was the child of Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Josephte TOUTANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE (maternal) Nicolas TOUTANT and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marie-Felicite MELANSON 1 February 1761 in Yamachiche, Canada . Marie-Felicite MELANSON was born 7 April 1745 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie-Felicite died 31 March 1768 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie-Felicite was the child of Ambroise MELANSON and Marguerite COMEAU.
Michel married (2) Anastasie COMEAU 10 July 1769 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Anastasie COMEAU was born abt. 1747 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anastasie died 4 July 1817 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Anastasie was the child of Francois COMEAU and Marie-Anne LORD (LAURE).
Michel RIVARD dit DUFRESNE died 21 April 1802 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada .
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Occupation
Michel RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was a Tissier.
Michel RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was a Tissier.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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