Alexis RIVARD

Born

26 December 1739 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

1 July 1808 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAGLANDERIE Geneviève TOUTANT

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Born: 26 December 1739 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAGLANDERIE

Mother: Geneviève TOUTANT

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

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

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Alexis married Veronique GAUTHIER 7 February 1763 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Veronique GAUTHIER was born abt. 1743 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Veronique died 7 April 1789 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Veronique was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Marie-Jeanne FOUCHER (FAUCHER).

Alexis RIVARD died 1 July 1808 in Yamachiche, Lower 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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Veronique GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 7 February 1763
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Veronique GAUTHIER was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Marie-Jeanne FOUCHER (FAUCHER)

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Birth — 1739
26 December 1739
Yamachiche, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Alexis RIVARD and Veronique GAUTHIER 7 February 1763, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 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.