Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

(b. 13 November 1709 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1749 , Batiscan, Canada, New France )

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Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 13 November 1709 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was the child of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Madeleine LEPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE (maternal) Pierre LEPELLE dit LE HAYE and Catherine DODIER

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Pierre married Marie-Louise-Josephte MASSON 9 January 1730 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Louise-Josephte MASSON was born 20 September 1714 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Louise-Josephte died 8 April 1798 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Louise-Josephte was the child of Michel MASSON and Marie-Anne DUPONT.

Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE died 9 April 1749 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .
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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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Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE married

Marie-Louise-Josephte MASSON-- Date: 9 January 1730 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise-Josephte MASSON was the child of Michel MASSON and Marie-Anne DUPONT

Children of Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Marie-Louise-Josephte MASSON:

Marie-Louise RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE (b.19 August 1731, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 18 August 1753, Batiscan, Canada, New France )
m. Ignace ADAM 14 June 1751 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Thérèse RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE (b.25 May 1733, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1787, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jacques-Pierre THIFFAULT 3 July 1760 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Françoise RIVARD dite LACOURSIERE (b.25 November 1740, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1806, Batiscan, Lower Canada )
m. Charles MASSICOTTE 14 April 1760 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Claude-Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE (b.3 May 1745, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 13 October 1797, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Felicite CADOT 27 July 1767 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1709 Birth
13 November 1709
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Marie-Louise-Josephte MASSON 9 January 1730, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 20 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE was born 19 August 1731, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Pierre was 21 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Thérèse RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE was born 25 May 1733, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Pierre was 23 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Françoise RIVARD dite LACOURSIERE was born 25 November 1740, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Claude-Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE was born 3 May 1745, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Pierre was 35 years old.