François RIVARD

Born

28 June 1712 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

13 February 1779 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE Françoise MARIEN

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Born: 28 June 1712 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Françoise MARIEN

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE , Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE

Maternal grandparents: Louis MARIEN , Françoise PHILIPPEAU

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François married Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY 10 October 1740 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY was born 18 March 1718 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Thérèse died 26 July 1791 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Marie MORAND.

François RIVARD died 13 February 1779 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, 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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Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY
Marriage date: 10 October 1740
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY was the child of Jean-Baptiste PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Marie MORAND

Children of François RIVARD and Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

Marguerite RIVARD

Born: 16 October 1742, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1815, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 18 January 1768 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Married: Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER 2 October 1779 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD

Born: 22 July 1745, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 19 September 1789, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite Rebecca LANDRY 13 January 1772 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Joseph RIVARD

Born: 10 April 1750, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1802, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite HEBERT dite LAMBERT 26 September 1774 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Therese RIVARD

Born: 7 November 1755, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 9 April 1838, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Charles HOUDE 15 February 1779 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Louis RIVARD dit LORANGER

Born: 14 October 1757, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 10 November 1810, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe FRIGON 15 February 1779 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1712
28 June 1712
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
François RIVARD and Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY 10 October 1740 , Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 28 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marguerite RIVARD was born 16 October 1742, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 30 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD was born 22 July 1745, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 33 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVARD was born 10 April 1750, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 37 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese RIVARD was born 7 November 1755, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 43 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Louis RIVARD dit LORANGER was born 14 October 1757, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 45 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marguerite RIVARD married 18 January 1768, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

1772 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD married 13 January 1772, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Marguerite Rebecca LANDRY

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph RIVARD married 26 September 1774, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marguerite HEBERT dite LAMBERT

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.