Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE

(b. 6 April 1729 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 16 November 1784 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE was born 6 April 1729 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE was the child of Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE and Marie-Francoise LESIEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Madeleine GUILLET (maternal) Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFOND

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Marie-Josephte married Joseph RIVARD 4 August 1755 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Joseph RIVARD was born 6 July 1730 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Joseph died 2 May 1784 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAGLANDERIE and Geneviève TOUTANT.

Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE died 16 November 1784 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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Joseph RIVARD-- Date: 4 August 1755 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Joseph RIVARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAGLANDERIE and Geneviève TOUTANT

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1729 Birth
6 April 1729
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE and Joseph RIVARD 4 August 1755, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 26 years old.

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.