Biography
'The Rivards are historically privileged in comparison with the large number of colonists who arrived in New France in the XVII century. Thanks to recent research by Madame Pierre Montagne, we can now trace them back as far as Thomas Lousche and Perreine Mercier, the great-grandparents of Jeanne Mullard, the mother of Nicolas and Robert Rivard, two pioneers of the Mauricie. Through the Lousches and the Mullards, the North American Rivards can be proud of the fact that they know, at least partially, a past which goes back in time nearly half a millennium. Who can say more, apart from families descended from the noblility?'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume V, Page 216
Birth — 161716 June 1617
St-Aubin de Tourouvre, Perche, France
Source: Les Vieilles Families D'Yamahiche, Vingt-Cinq Genealogies by F. L. Desaulniers, Montreal, 1900
'It was on Friday, 6 March 1648, when Nicolas knocked on the door of notary Chouaiseau in Tourouvre. He was there to sign a contract to work in Canada. He had been recruited by Pierre Juchereau, Sieur des Moulineaux, on behalf of his brother Noel Juchereau, Sieur des Chastellees, living in Quebec, for 'a time of three years to begin the day of embarkation which will be this year form la Rochelle.' Rivard was promised free passage to and from Canada, including meals and 66 livres 'tournois' as an annual wage. He was also advanced 15 livres, deductible from his first years pay. A normal livre was worth 25% less than a livre tournois at the time.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume V, Page 216-217
1649 Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
Cap de la Madeleine
First land concessions 1649
The map above shows the first land concessions on the Cap. One sees Pierre and Mathurin's lots (5th and 6th from right). On a modern map of Cap de la Madeleine, Pierre's land was, according to Marcel Trudel, author of "Le Terrier du St Laurent en 1663", between Celina and Viviers steets and from the bottom of Erables street up to the first park on the street.
One also finds the lands of men that played role's in our ancestor's life and/ or are in our family tree: Claude Houssard dit le Petit Claude was his father-in-law, Nicolas Rivard was his brother-in-law (his great grandaughter married Pierre's grandson, Joseph - ancestral grandparents!), Pierre Boucher - his sister, Marie was the grandmother of Marie Trottier who married Pierre's son, Louis.
1 june 1649
I the undersigned superior of the residence of the Company of Jesus at 3 Rivieres declare that in virtue of the commission given to me by
my superiors in which Monsignor the Abbe of la Magdeleine gave the right and the power to distribute the lands that bear his name on the
Cap of 3 rivieres I have assigned fourteen concessions of two arpens each of waterfront on the great river, starting at the mouth of the
river tanneval at the bottom and twenty arpens in depth on each arpen by a line starting at the north-east of the said concessions given by
order to those that are marked below, under the charges and conditions dictated by the seigneur here ... the names in order in which the said concessions were granted are Francois Boivin, Jean Houdan, Claude Houssart, Jean Veron, Pierre Guillet, Mathyrin Guillet, Etienne de Lafond, Mathyrin Baillergeon, Pierre Boucher, Emerie Galteaux, Urbain bodrie, Jacques Aubuchon, Bertrand Farfard, Jean Aubuchon
Passed at 3 rivieres
On the 1st of Juin 1649
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1653 Marriage / PartnerNicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE 21 June 1653, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
He was 36 years old.
1654 Birth of ChildNicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 1 February 1654, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Nicolas was 36 years old.
1656 Birth of ChildMarie-Jeanne RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 24 August 1656, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Nicolas was 39 years old.
1657 Birth of ChildJulien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was born 9 December 1657, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Nicolas was 40 years old.
1659 Birth of ChildFrançois RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 27 September 1659 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Nicolas was 42 years old.
1666 Les Trois Rivieres
Nicolas Rivard d. laVigne - 42 habitant
Catherine saint pere - 30 sa femme
Nicolas Rivard - 12 fils
Jeanne Rivard - 9 fille
Jullien Rivard - 7 fils
françois Rivard - 5 fils
Pierre Rivard - 4 fils
Marie Magdelaine Rivard - 3 fille
Michel Rivard - 3 mois fils
Et Jacques - 25 domestique
1669 Marriage of ChildMarie-Jeanne RIVARD dite LAVIGNE married 22 April 1669, , Québec Province, Canada to Jacques-Charles DUTEAU dit TOURVILLE
1677 Marriage of ChildMarie-Madeleine RIVARD married 10 January 1677 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France to Pierre LAFOND dit MONGRAIN
1678 Marriage of ChildNicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married 20 November 1678, , Québec Province, Canada to Elisabeth TROTTIER
1681 Canadian Census Batiscan
'In the census of 1681, Nicolas was 60 years old, and he lived with his wife and ten children at Batiscan. There he worked at the duties of Captain of Militia until 1697, that is to say until the age of 81 years old.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume V, Page 220
1682 Marriage of ChildJulien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE married 3 February 1682, Champlain, Canada, New France to Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE
1685 Marriage of ChildPierre RIVARD dit LANOUETTE married 9 January 1685, Batiscan, Canada, New France to Marie-Catherine TROTTIER
1687 Death of ChildMichel RIVARD died 17 August 1687, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
Nicolas was 70 years old.
1697 Marriage of ChildFrançois RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE married 18 February 1697 , Batiscan, Canada, New France to Madeleine LEPELLE
1697 Marriage of ChildMarie-Catherine RIVARD married 18 February 1697, Batiscan, Canada, New France to Alexis MARCHAND
1698 Death of ChildMarie-Jeanne RIVARD dite LAVIGNE died 25 November 1698, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Nicolas was 81 years old.
'...He had achieved his work in this world and, on 1 July 1701, he was carried to his final resting place in the small parish cemetery. On his death certificate the Curate wrote that Nicolas had shown all the sings of a singular piety. His wife Catherine survived him for almost eight years, then she too, died and was buried at Batiscan, on 28 June 1709.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume V, Page 220
Death — 17011 July 1701
Batiscan, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 84.
Nicolas
RIVARD dit LAVIGNE
. On a modern map of Cap de la Madeleine, Pierre's land was, according to Marcel Trudel, author of "Le Terrier du St Laurent en 1663", between Celina and Viviers steets and from the bottom of Erables street up to the first park on the street.
One also finds the lands of men that played role's in our ancestor's life and/or are in our family tree: Claude Houssard dit le Petit Claude was his father-in-law, Nicolas Rivard was his brother-in-law (his great grandaughter married Pierre's grandson, Joseph - ancestral grandparents!), Pierre Boucher - his sister, Marie was the grandmother of Marie Trottier who married Pierre's son, Louis.
1 june 1649
I the undersigned superior of the residence of the Company of Jesus at 3 Rivieres declare that in virtue of the commission given to me by
my superiors in which Monsignor the Abbe of la Magdeleine gave the right and the power to distribute the lands that bear his name on the
Cap of 3 rivieres I have assigned fourteen concessions of two arpens each of waterfront on the great river, starting at the mouth of the
river tanneval at the bottom and twenty arpens in depth on each arpen by a line starting at the north-east of the said concessions given by
order to those that are marked below, under the charges and conditions dictated by the seigneur here ... the names in order in which the said concessions were granted are Francois Boivin, Jean Houdan, Claude Houssart, Jean Veron, Pierre Guillet, Mathyrin Guillet, Etienne de Lafond, Mathyrin Baillergeon, Pierre Boucher, Emerie Galteaux, Urbain bodrie, Jacques Aubuchon, Bertrand Farfard, Jean Aubuchon
Passed at 3 rivieres
On the 1st of Juin 1649
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