Louis RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Born

8 August 1733 , Repentigny, Canada, New France

Died

12 February 1794 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Louis married Geneviève BOUCHER 26 May 1755 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève BOUCHER was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada. Geneviève died 4 June 1764 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève was the child of Michel BOUCHER and Marie-Anne MARTIN dite PELLANT .

Louis married Josephte HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE 21 August 1767 in Québec Province, Canada .
Josephte HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE was born abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada. Josephte died 24 February 1780 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte was the child of Nicolas HÉNAULT (ENAUD) and Catherine-Marguerite PIETTE (PIET) .

Parents & Family of Louis RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Parents of Louis RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Father

Jean-Baptiste RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Mother

Marie-Josephte GOULET

Grandparents of Louis RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Paternal grandparents

Pierre RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) Marie-Anne MOUSSEAU

Maternal grandparents

Thomas GOULET Marie-Marguerite-Louise PANTATLIN (PANCATELIN) (PANTACLIN)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Louis RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) married

Geneviève BOUCHER
Marriage date: 26 May 1755
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Geneviève BOUCHER was the child of Michel BOUCHER and Marie-Anne MARTIN dite PELLANT

Children of Louis RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Geneviève BOUCHER

Antoine RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Born: 30 August 1760, Berthierville, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne BRANCONNIER 7 July 1788 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) married

Josephte HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE
Marriage date: 21 August 1767
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Josephte HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Nicolas HÉNAULT (ENAUD) and Catherine-Marguerite PIETTE (PIET)

Children of Louis RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Josephte HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1733
8 August 1733
Repentigny, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Louis RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Geneviève BOUCHER 26 May 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 21 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Antoine RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) was born 30 August 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis was 27 years old.

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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève BOUCHER died 4 June 1764, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1767 Marriage / Partner
Louis RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Josephte HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE 21 August 1767, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 34 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.

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE died 24 February 1780, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Antoine RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) married 7 July 1788, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne BRANCONNIER

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

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

Death — 1794
12 February 1794
Berthierville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 60.

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