Geneviève RIVARD dite PRÉVILLE

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8 January 1759 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

26 June 1827 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR

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Born: 8 January 1759 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE

Mother: Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR

Paternal grandparents: Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE , Geneviève TROTTIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR , Marie HUS

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Geneviève married Charles-Adrien NEVEU 17 January 1780 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles-Adrien NEVEU was born abt. 1754 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charles-Adrien was the child of Joseph NEVEU and Marie-Madeleine BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS.

Geneviève RIVARD dite PRÉVILLE died 26 June 1827 in Sorel, 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.

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)

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Geneviève RIVARD dite PRÉVILLE married

Charles-Adrien NEVEU
Marriage date: 17 January 1780
Marriage place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles-Adrien NEVEU was the child of Joseph NEVEU and Marie-Madeleine BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS

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Geneviève NEVEU

Born: abt. 1784, , Canada
Died: ,

Married: Emmanuel HUS CAPISTRAN 16 April 1804 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1759
8 January 1759
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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 - 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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève RIVARD dite PRÉVILLE and Charles-Adrien NEVEU 17 January 1780, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.