Marie-Josephe-Amable RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

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7 February 1754 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

23 October 1832 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

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Born: 7 February 1754 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Father: Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Paternal grandparents: Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE , Marie-Francoise LESIEUR

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS , Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

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Marie-Josephe-Amable married Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE 4 February 1777 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE was born 30 November 1753 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Antoine died 29 March 1837 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Antoine was the child of Joseph LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS.

Marie-Josephe-Amable RIVARD dite LAVIGNE died 23 October 1832 in Yamachiche, 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.

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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Marie-Josephe-Amable RIVARD dite LAVIGNE married

Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE
Marriage date: 4 February 1777
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE was the child of Joseph LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS

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Birth — 1754
7 February 1754
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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.

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 / Partner
Marie-Josephe-Amable RIVARD dite LAVIGNE and Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE 4 February 1777, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 23 years old.