Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

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25 January 1748 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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14 April 1811 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE Josephe DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF

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Born: 25 January 1748 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Mother: Josephe DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF

Paternal grandparents: François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE , Madeleine LEPELLE

Maternal grandparents: Jean DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF , Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER

Pierre had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Pierre married Marie-Clemence BREILLY (BRAILLY) 1 October 1770 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Clemence BREILLY (BRAILLY) was born 19 August 1749 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Clemence died 16 December 1827 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Clemence was the child of Antoine BREILLY (BRAILLY) and Marie-Marguerite BOURDET.

Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE died 14 April 1811 in Kamouraska, 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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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.

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Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE married

Marie-Clemence BREILLY (BRAILLY)
Marriage date: 1 October 1770
Marriage place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Clemence BREILLY (BRAILLY) was the child of Antoine BREILLY (BRAILLY) and Marie-Marguerite BOURDET

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Birth — 1748
25 January 1748
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Marie-Clemence BREILLY (BRAILLY) 1 October 1770, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 22 years old.

Revolutionary War
RIVARD,Pierre. Kamouraska. Fought for the rebels winter 1775-76 (BTWII).
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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.