François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

(b. 27 September 1659 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 14 September 1726 , Batiscan, Canada, New France )

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François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 27 September 1659 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was the child of Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas-Pierre-Thomas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Jeanne MULLARD (maternal) Étienne ST-PERE dit CHAMPOUX and Marie-Madeleine COUTEAU (COUSTEAU)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Madeleine LEPELLE 18 February 1697 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Madeleine LEPELLE was born 5 July 1672 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Madeleine died 8 April 1713 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Madeleine was the child of Pierre LEPELLE dit LE HAYE and Catherine DODIER.

François married (2) Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE) 1 April 1717 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE) was born abt. 1690 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 18 August 1764 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) and Rose MAILLOT.

François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE died 14 September 1726 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .
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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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François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE married

Madeleine LEPELLE-- Date: 18 February 1697 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
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Madeleine LEPELLE was the child of Pierre LEPELLE dit LE HAYE and Catherine DODIER

Children of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Madeleine LEPELLE:

Joseph RIVARD (b.11 December 1697, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 30 June 1699, Batiscan, Canada, New France )

Jean-Francois RIVARD (b.8 February 1700, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE (b.11 August 1702, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 4 September 1754, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France)
m. Josephe DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF 10 November 1726 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE (b.9 September 1704, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1789, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF 10 February 1727 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Robert RIVARD (b.3 May 1707, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 3 January 1713, Batiscan, Canada, New France )

Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE (b.13 November 1709, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1749, Batiscan, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Louise-Josephte MASSON 9 January 1730 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Barbe-Michelle RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE (b.19 April 1712, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 10 January 1787, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Adrien PERRAULT 30 October 1730 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE)-- Date: 1 April 1717 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
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Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE) was the child of Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) and Rose MAILLOT

Children of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE):

Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE (b.22 February 1718, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 9 October 1789, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Genevieve BRISSON 9 January 1746 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE (b.11 March 1721, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne MARCOTTE 18 November 1748 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE (b.21 December 1722, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph-Henri NAULT 11 October 1744 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LACOURSIERE (b.15 April 1724, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1789, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph GIGNAC 21 August 1747 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Francoise RIVARD dite LACOURSIERE (b.2 September 1725, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1790, St-Pierre-les-Becquets, Nicolet, Quebec Canada)
m. Jacques-Francois PAYANT dit ST-ONGE 14 November 1747 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1659 Birth
27 September 1659
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

'Francois, Sieru de Lacoursiere (1659-1726), married Madeleine Lepellee on 18 February 1697 at Batiscan... He remarried to Genevieve Chene dit Lagrave on 1 April 1717 at Batiscan...'

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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Canadian Census - Trois Rivieres
Nicolas Rivard d. laVigne - 42 habitant

Catherine saint pere - 30 sa femme

Nicolas Rivard - 12 fils

Jeanne Rivard - 9 fille

Jullien Rivard - 7 fils

françois Rivard - 5 fils

Pierre Rivard - 4 fils

Marie Magdelaine Rivard - 3 fille

Michel Rivard - 3 mois fils

Et Jacques - 25 domestique
The first census of New France (1666)
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1697 Marriage / Partner
François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Madeleine LEPELLE 18 February 1697 , Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 37 years old.

1697 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVARD was born 11 December 1697, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 38 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Death of Child
Joseph RIVARD died 30 June 1699, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 39 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois RIVARD was born 8 February 1700, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 40 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 11 August 1702, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 42 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE was born 9 September 1704, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 44 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Robert RIVARD was born 3 May 1707, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 47 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 13 November 1709, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 50 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Barbe-Michelle RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE was born 19 April 1712, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 52 years old.

1713 Death of Child
Robert RIVARD died 3 January 1713, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 53 years old.

1713 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine LEPELLE died 8 April 1713, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE) 1 April 1717, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 57 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 22 February 1718, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 58 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 11 March 1721, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 61 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE was born 21 December 1722, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 63 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LACOURSIERE was born 15 April 1724, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 64 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise RIVARD dite LACOURSIERE was born 2 September 1725, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 65 years old.

1726 Death
14 September 1726
Batiscan, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 67.

Added: 7/14/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 9/22/2015 3:03:27 PM