Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE

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20 March 1722 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

6 December 1791 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE Geneviève TROTTIER

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Born: 20 March 1722 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE

Mother: Geneviève TROTTIER

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE , Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER , Geneviève LAFOND

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Gervais-Marie married Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR 7 January 1743 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR was born 13 February 1723 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne died 7 April 1808 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie HUS.

Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE died 6 December 1791 in Sorel, 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-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR
Marriage date: 7 January 1743
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR was the child of Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie HUS

Children of Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR

Marie-Anne RIVARD

Born: abt. 1743, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 May 1823, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Louis HUS PAUL 20 July 1767 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Married: Jean-Baptiste-Michel LAVALLÉE 13 October 1777 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit GERVAIS

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 November 1831, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe LAUZE 4 February 1771 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph RIVARD dit GERVAIS

Born: 20 June 1752, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 26 August 1834, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne CARTIER 29 May 1780 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Geneviève RIVARD dite PRÉVILLE

Born: 8 January 1759, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 26 June 1827, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-Adrien NEVEU 17 January 1780 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
20 March 1722
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR 7 January 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit GERVAIS was born 20 June 1752, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Gervais-Marie was 30 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Geneviève RIVARD dite PRÉVILLE was born 8 January 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Gervais-Marie was 36 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RIVARD married 20 July 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph-Louis HUS PAUL

1771 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit GERVAIS married 4 February 1771, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Josephe LAUZE

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 of Child
Marie-Anne RIVARD married 13 October 1777, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste-Michel LAVALLÉE

1780 Marriage of Child
Geneviève RIVARD dite PRÉVILLE married 17 January 1780, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Charles-Adrien NEVEU

1780 Marriage of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit GERVAIS married 29 May 1780, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marie-Anne CARTIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)