Marguerite RIVARD

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16 October 1742 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

7 December 1815 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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François RIVARD Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

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Born: 16 October 1742 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: François RIVARD

Mother: Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE , Françoise MARIEN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY , Marie MORAND

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 18 January 1768 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 13 January 1728 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jean-Baptiste died 15 November 1772 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD.

Marguerite married (2) Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER 2 October 1779 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER was born 10 January 1728 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jean-Baptiste died 16 August 1797 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Augustin TROTTIER and Angélique-Marie LEFEBVRE.

Marguerite RIVARD died 7 December 1815 in Batiscan, 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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Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)
Marriage date: 18 January 1768
Marriage place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was the child of François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD

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Marguerite RIVARD married

Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER
Marriage date: 2 October 1779
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER was the child of Augustin TROTTIER and Angélique-Marie LEFEBVRE

Children of Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER and Marguerite RIVARD

Marie-Anne TROTTIER

Born: 10 October 1780, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph BERGERON 3 February 1800 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Francois-Xavier TROTTIER

Born: 21 January 1784, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 February 1860, Batiscan, Canada East

Married: Judith BERGERON 10 February 1806 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1742
16 October 1742
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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite RIVARD and Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 18 January 1768, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 25 years old.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) died 15 November 1772, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite RIVARD and Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER 2 October 1779, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 36 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TROTTIER was born 10 October 1780, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marguerite was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier TROTTIER was born 21 January 1784, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marguerite was 41 years old.

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

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

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER died 16 August 1797, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne TROTTIER married 3 February 1800, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Joseph BERGERON

1806 Marriage of Child
Francois-Xavier TROTTIER married 10 February 1806, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Judith BERGERON

Death — 1815
7 December 1815
Batiscan, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 73.

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