Catherine RIVARD

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14 May 1714 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

16 August 1788 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE Françoise MARIEN

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Born: 14 May 1714 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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Catherine married François-Nicolas HERBECQ 10 November 1738 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . François-Nicolas HERBECQ was born 15 January 1710 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). François-Nicolas was the child of Nicolas Francois HERBECQ and Charlotte LÉCUYER.

Catherine married (2) Charles DESEVE 3 April 1769 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . Charles DESEVE was born 18 September 1704 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Charles died 8 March 1788 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Charles was the child of Denis DESEVE dit POITEVIN and Marguerite-Angélique PAQUET.

Catherine RIVARD died 16 August 1788 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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Catherine RIVARD married

François-Nicolas HERBECQ
Marriage date: 10 November 1738
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
François-Nicolas HERBECQ was the child of Nicolas Francois HERBECQ and Charlotte LÉCUYER

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Catherine RIVARD married

Charles DESEVE
Marriage date: 3 April 1769
Marriage place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles DESEVE was the child of Denis DESEVE dit POITEVIN and Marguerite-Angélique PAQUET

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Birth — 1714
14 May 1714
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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Catherine RIVARD and François-Nicolas HERBECQ 10 November 1738, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 24 years old.

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Catherine RIVARD and Charles DESEVE 3 April 1769 , Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 54 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.