Pierre RIVARD

Born

26 August 1812 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

Died

2 January 1899 , Batiscan, Québec, Canada

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Born: 26 August 1812 in Batiscan, Lower Canada

Parents of Pierre RIVARD

Father

Pierre RIVARD

Mother

Judith BARIL

Grandparents of Pierre RIVARD

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD Marguerite Rebecca LANDRY

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BARIL Judith BARIBEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie-Philia ROUILLARD dite ST CYR 15 October 1833 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Philia ROUILLARD dite ST CYR was born 9 August 1810 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . Marie-Philia died 21 September 1838 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . Marie-Philia was the child of Joseph ROUILLARD dit ST CYR and Madeleine DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Adeline THIFFAULT 22 August 1843 in Batiscan, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Adeline THIFFAULT was born 1 April 1825 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . Marie-Adeline was the child of François THIFFAULT and Julie RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE.

Pierre RIVARD died 2 January 1899 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre RIVARD

Pierre RIVARD married

Marie-Philia ROUILLARD dite ST CYR
Marriage date: 15 October 1833
Marriage place: Batiscan, Lower Canada
Marie-Philia ROUILLARD dite ST CYR was the child of Joseph ROUILLARD dit ST CYR and Madeleine DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pierre RIVARD and Marie-Philia ROUILLARD dite ST CYR

Marie-Celina RIVARD

Born: 15 February 1836, Batiscan, Lower Canada
Died: 3 December 1927, Deschaillons, Québec, Canada

Married: Jules-Treffle LEDUC 25 October 1853 Place: Batiscan, Canada East

Pierre RIVARD married

Marie-Adeline THIFFAULT
Marriage date: 22 August 1843
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada East
Marie-Adeline THIFFAULT was the child of François THIFFAULT and Julie RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pierre RIVARD and Marie-Adeline THIFFAULT

Marie-Philomene RIVARD

Born: 3 April 1847, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 August 1920, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Joseph-Eustache TRUDEL 30 June 1870 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1812
26 August 1812
Batiscan, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage / Partner
Pierre RIVARD and Marie-Philia ROUILLARD dite ST CYR 15 October 1833, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 21 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Marie-Celina RIVARD was born 15 February 1836, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Pierre was 23 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Philia ROUILLARD dite ST CYR died 21 September 1838, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 Marriage / Partner
Pierre RIVARD and Marie-Adeline THIFFAULT 22 August 1843, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 31 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Birth of Child
Marie-Philomene RIVARD was born 3 April 1847, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Marriage of Child
Marie-Celina RIVARD married 25 October 1853, Batiscan, Canada East to Jules-Treffle LEDUC

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.