Nicolas
RIVARD dit LAVIGNE
(b.
16 June 1617
,
St-Aubin de Tourouvre, Perche, France
d.
1 July 1701
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
)
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Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 16 June 1617 in St-Aubin de Tourouvre, Perche, France
Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of Nicolas-Pierre-Thomas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Jeanne MULLARDNicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1649.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE 21 June 1653 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE was born 26 August 1634 in St-Jean-d'Angély, Charente-Maritime, France. Catherine-Isabelle died 27 June 1709 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Catherine-Isabelle was the child of Étienne ST-PERE dit CHAMPOUX and Marie-Madeleine COUTEAU (COUSTEAU).
Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 1 July 1701 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .
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Occupation
Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was a Military militia captain.
Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was a Military militia captain.
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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