Joseph-Octave
CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE
(b.
18 December 1819
,
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
d.
4 November 1894
,
Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph-Octave CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE was born 18 December 1819 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Joseph-Octave CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE was the child of Andre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Apolline GIROUARD dite VILLEMAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) André CHAPDELAINE and Marguerite BRAULT (maternal) Joseph-Girouard VILLEMAIRE and Marie Apolline LIVERNOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Octave married Marie-Vitaline GUILLEMETTE 3 February 1845 in Saint-Hugues, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Vitaline GUILLEMETTE was born 17 February 1826 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Marie-Vitaline died 6 April 1883 in Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Vitaline was the child of Joseph GUILLEMET and Marie-Judith BOUVIER.
Joseph-Octave CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE died 4 November 1894 in Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, 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.
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)
Family and Children of Joseph-Octave CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE
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Marie-Vitaline GUILLEMETTE-- Date: 3 February 1845 Place: Saint-Hugues, Canada East
Marie-Vitaline GUILLEMETTE was the child of Joseph GUILLEMET and Marie-Judith BOUVIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph-Octave CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Vitaline GUILLEMETTE:
Andre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE (b.24 August 1847, Saint-Aimé, Canada East d. 26 November 1928, Claremont, New Hampshire, USA)
m. Celina ST MARTIN 26 September 1871 in Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Marie-Vitaline GUILLEMETTE-- Date: 3 February 1845 Place: Saint-Hugues, Canada EastMarie-Vitaline GUILLEMETTE was the child of Joseph GUILLEMET and Marie-Judith BOUVIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph-Octave CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Vitaline GUILLEMETTE:
Andre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE (b.24 August 1847, Saint-Aimé, Canada East d. 26 November 1928, Claremont, New Hampshire, USA)m. Celina ST MARTIN 26 September 1871 in Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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1819 Birth 18 December 1819
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - 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)
1845 Marriage / PartnerJoseph-Octave CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Vitaline GUILLEMETTE 3 February 1845, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada
He was 25 years old.
1847 Birth of ChildAndre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE was born 24 August 1847, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)
Joseph-Octave was 27 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.
1871 Marriage of ChildAndre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE married 26 September 1871, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Celina ST MARTIN
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1883 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Vitaline GUILLEMETTE died 6 April 1883, Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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. 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 4 November 1894
Saint-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 74.
Added: 7/21/2026 8:55:26 PM
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