Francois-Xavier
RIVARD
(b.
17 May 1811
,
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
d.
15 May 1894
,
Yamaska, Québec, Canada
)
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Francois-Xavier RIVARD was born 17 May 1811 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Francois-Xavier RIVARD was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois-Xavier married Sophie BOURRET 8 August 1831 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophie BOURRET was born 9 August 1808 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Sophie died 25 April 1883 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).
Francois-Xavier RIVARD died 15 May 1894 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Francois-Xavier RIVARD
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Sophie BOURRET-- Date: 8 August 1831 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois-Xavier RIVARD and Sophie BOURRET:
Marie-Alida-Adeline RIVARD (b.14 August 1847, Yamaska, Canada East d. 15 February 1890, Saint-David, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph Hercule Alfred FLEURY 25 April 1870 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Sophie BOURRET-- Date: 8 August 1831 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois-Xavier RIVARD and Sophie BOURRET:
Marie-Alida-Adeline RIVARD (b.14 August 1847, Yamaska, Canada East d. 15 February 1890, Saint-David, Québec, Canada )m. Joseph Hercule Alfred FLEURY 25 April 1870 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
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1811 Birth 17 May 1811
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1831 Marriage / PartnerFrancois-Xavier RIVARD and Sophie BOURRET 8 August 1831, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
He was 20 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1847 Birth of ChildMarie-Alida-Adeline RIVARD was born 14 August 1847, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Francois-Xavier was 36 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Marriage of ChildMarie-Alida-Adeline RIVARD married 25 April 1870, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph Hercule Alfred FLEURY
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1883 Death of Spouse/PartnerSophie BOURRET died 25 April 1883, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1890 Death of ChildMarie-Alida-Adeline RIVARD died 15 February 1890, Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska)
Francois-Xavier was 78 years old.
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 Death 15 May 1894
Yamaska, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 83.
Added: 10/22/2025 1:00:30 PM
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