René RIVET

Born

30 September 1721 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

5 April 1800 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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René RIVET Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU)

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Born: 30 September 1721 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: René RIVET

Mother: Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU)

Paternal grandparents: Maurice RIVET , Marie-Moise CUSSON

Maternal grandparents: Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS , Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

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René married Marguerite LEFEBVRE 24 January 1746 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marguerite LEFEBVRE was born 13 February 1712 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 11 May 1775 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE and Marie-Louise BROSSEAU.

René married (2) Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT) 1 July 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT) was born 25 August 1757 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Françoise-Catherine died 16 April 1848 in La Prairie, Canada East . Françoise-Catherine was the child of François BAREAU (BRIAULT) and Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE.

René RIVET died 5 April 1800 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Marguerite LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 24 January 1746
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marguerite LEFEBVRE was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE and Marie-Louise BROSSEAU

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René RIVET married

Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT)
Marriage date: 1 July 1776
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT) was the child of François BAREAU (BRIAULT) and Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE

Children of René RIVET and Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT)

Catherine RIVET

Born: 19 December 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Rene-Paul RIVET

Born: 30 June 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 December 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1721
30 September 1721
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
René RIVET and Marguerite LEFEBVRE 24 January 1746, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

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

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.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite LEFEBVRE died 11 May 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
René RIVET and Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT) 1 July 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 54 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Catherine RIVET was born 19 December 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

René was 56 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Rene-Paul RIVET was born 30 June 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

René was 57 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

Death — 1800
5 April 1800
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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