Sophie
BOURRET
(b.
9 August 1808
,
Louiseville, Lower Canada
d.
25 April 1883
,
Yamaska, Québec, Canada
)
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Sophie BOURRET was born 9 August 1808 in Louiseville, Lower Canada
Sophie BOURRET was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Sophie married Francois-Xavier RIVARD 8 August 1831 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois-Xavier RIVARD was born 17 May 1811 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand). Francois-Xavier died 15 May 1894 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).
Sophie BOURRET died 25 April 1883 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 Sophie BOURRET
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Francois-Xavier RIVARD-- 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)
Francois-Xavier RIVARD-- 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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1808 Birth 9 August 1808
Louiseville, 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 / PartnerSophie BOURRET and Francois-Xavier RIVARD 8 August 1831, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
She was 23 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)
Sophie was 39 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 25 April 1883
Yamaska, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 74.
Added: 10/22/2025 1:01:08 PM
- Updated: 10/22/2025 1:01:36 PM
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