Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

(b. 8 July 1723 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1778 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 8 July 1723 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE and Marie-Francoise LESIEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Madeleine GUILLET (maternal) Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFOND

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Robert married Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 5 March 1753 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 28 June 1731 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephte died 13 August 1798 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE.

Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 5 November 1778 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, 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.

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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Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married

Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS-- Date: 5 March 1753 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Children of Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS:

Marie-Josephe-Amable RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.7 February 1754, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 23 October 1832, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE 4 February 1777 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Anne RIVARD (b.17 March 1755, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste RICARD 9 January 1786 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Françoise RIVARD (b.14 April 1757, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 30 July 1821, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Francois SAMSON 7 January 1788 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise RIVARD (b.17 March 1763, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 June 1838, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE 9 November 1789 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1723 Birth
8 July 1723
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 5 March 1753, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 29 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe-Amable RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 7 February 1754, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Robert was 30 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RIVARD was born 17 March 1755, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Robert was 31 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise RIVARD was born 14 April 1757, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Robert was 33 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RIVARD was born 17 March 1763, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Robert was 39 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe-Amable RIVARD dite LAVIGNE married 4 February 1777, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE