Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU)

(b. 14 June 1641 , Rouen, France d. 3 July 1712 , La Prairie, Canada, New France )
Age: 60

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Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) was born 14 June 1641 in Rouen, France

Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) was the child of ? and ?

Jacques was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
To learn more about the Carignan-Salières soldiers, visit: Who Were the The Carignan-Salières Regiment? Uncovering the Heroes of New France

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

Jacques married Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS 9 October 1675 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS was born 30 August 1658 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Marguerite died 28 June 1715 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jacques BEAUVAIS dit ST-GEMME and Jeanne SAULEDAY (SOLDE).

Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) died 3 July 1712 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .

son of Sébastien Têtu and Marguerite Lethuillier-Moulin

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The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

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Occupation

Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) was a Carignan-Salières soldier - La Fouille Company.

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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