François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR

(b. 30 May 1695 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1758 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France )

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François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR was born 30 May 1695 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR was the child of Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE (maternal) Pierre-Felix THUNAY (TUNÉ) dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

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

François married Marie-Catherine MOREAU 16 November 1720 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine MOREAU was born 17 July 1690 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Catherine died 24 November 1753 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean MOREAU dit LAPORTE and Anne GUILLET.

François married (2) Charlotte LESIEUR 21 November 1757 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Charlotte LESIEUR was born 14 September 1709 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Charlotte died 20 November 1763 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Charlotte was the child of Charles-Julien LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Marie RIVARD dite LORANGER.

François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR died 1 May 1758 in Yamachiche, 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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François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR married

Marie-Catherine MOREAU-- Date: 16 November 1720 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine MOREAU was the child of Jean MOREAU dit LAPORTE and Anne GUILLET

Children of François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR and Marie-Catherine MOREAU:

Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR (b.abt. 1720, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ 19 February 1743 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Antoine RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR (b.29 November 1730, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Françoise TOUTANT 29 May 1752 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR married

Charlotte LESIEUR-- Date: 21 November 1757 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Charlotte LESIEUR was the child of Charles-Julien LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Marie RIVARD dite LORANGER

Children of François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR and Charlotte LESIEUR:

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1694 Birth
30 May 1695
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1720 Marriage / Partner
François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR and Marie-Catherine MOREAU 16 November 1720, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 25 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Antoine RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR was born 29 November 1730, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

François was 35 years old.

1743 Marriage of Child
Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR married 19 February 1743, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ

1752 Marriage of Child
Antoine RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR married 29 May 1752, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Françoise TOUTANT

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

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine MOREAU died 24 November 1753, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1757 Marriage / Partner
François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR and Charlotte LESIEUR 21 November 1757, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 62 years old.

1758 Death
1 May 1758
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 62.

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