Élisabeth RIVARD

Born

23 November 1736 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

24 April 1821 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Élisabeth RIVARD

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Born: 23 November 1736 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Parents of Élisabeth RIVARD

Father

Antoine-Joseph RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE

Mother

Marie-Catherine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE)

Grandparents of Élisabeth RIVARD

Paternal grandparents

Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE Geneviève TROTTIER

Maternal grandparents

Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) DE VILLIER Marguerite PROVENCHER

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

Élisabeth married Pierre-Amable MASSÉ 19 February 1759 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre-Amable MASSÉ was born 30 January 1735 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Pierre-Amable died 18 October 1807 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada . Pierre-Amable was the child of Pierre-Amable MASSÉ and Marie-Josephe LABRIE dite LEBLANC.

Élisabeth RIVARD died 24 April 1821 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Élisabeth RIVARD

Élisabeth RIVARD married

Pierre-Amable MASSÉ
Marriage date: 19 February 1759
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Pierre-Amable MASSÉ was the child of Pierre-Amable MASSÉ and Marie-Josephe LABRIE dite LEBLANC

Children of Pierre-Amable MASSÉ and Élisabeth RIVARD

Catherine MASSE

Born: 10 January 1763, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexis DUTEAU dit GRANDPRÉ 1 October 1792 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Joseph-Marie MASSE

Born: 29 December 1763, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 January 1836, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ 21 July 1788 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine MASSE

Born: 12 November 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 September 1832, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 4 November 1811 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Amable-Felicite MASSE

Born: 18 October 1769, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 March 1827, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine-Regis VALOIS 20 July 1795 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1736
23 November 1736
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Élisabeth RIVARD and Pierre-Amable MASSÉ 19 February 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 22 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
Catherine MASSE was born 10 January 1763, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Élisabeth was 26 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie MASSE was born 29 December 1763, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Élisabeth was 27 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Antoine MASSE was born 12 November 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Élisabeth was 28 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Amable-Felicite MASSE was born 18 October 1769, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 32 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie MASSE married 21 July 1788, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Catherine MASSE married 1 October 1792, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada to Alexis DUTEAU dit GRANDPRÉ

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Amable-Felicite MASSE married 20 July 1795, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada to Antoine-Regis VALOIS

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)