François RIVARD

Born

4 August 1743 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

23 May 1813 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Antoine RIVARD dit LANOUETTE Marie-Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA)

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Born: 4 August 1743 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine RIVARD dit LANOUETTE

Mother: Marie-Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre RIVARD dit LANOUETTE , Marie-Catherine TROTTIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) , Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE)

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François married Genevieve-Francoise LEFEBVRE 14 October 1765 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve-Francoise LEFEBVRE was born abt. 1743 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve-Francoise died 20 March 1810 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Genevieve-Francoise was the child of Jacques LEFEBVRE and Suzanne PICARD.

François RIVARD died 23 May 1813 in Montréal, 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.

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Genevieve-Francoise LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 14 October 1765
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve-Francoise LEFEBVRE was the child of Jacques LEFEBVRE and Suzanne PICARD

Children of François RIVARD and Genevieve-Francoise LEFEBVRE

Gabriel RIVARD dit LANOUETTE

Born: 27 November 1778, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite DEMERS 18 October 1802 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1743
4 August 1743
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
François RIVARD and Genevieve-Francoise LEFEBVRE 14 October 1765, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Gabriel RIVARD dit LANOUETTE was born 27 November 1778, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 35 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)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Gabriel RIVARD dit LANOUETTE married 18 October 1802, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Marguerite DEMERS

1810 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve-Francoise LEFEBVRE died 20 March 1810, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Death — 1813
23 May 1813
Montréal, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 69.