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flag male ancestor  François  RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Born
27 September 1659 ,  Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died
14 September 1726 ,  Batiscan, Canada, New France
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, Canada, New France .  Madeleine died 8 April 1713 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .  Madeleine was the child of Pierre LEPELLE dit LE HAYE and Catherine DODIER .
François  married  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.  Geneviève died 18 August 1764 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada.  Geneviève was the child of Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) and Rose MAILLOT .
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Parents & Family of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Parents of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Father
Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE
Mother
Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE

Grandparents of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Paternal grandparents
Nicolas-Pierre-Thomas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE Jeanne MULLARD
Maternal grandparents
Étienne ST-PERE dit CHAMPOUX 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, Canada, New France .  Madeleine died 8 April 1713 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .  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.  Geneviève died 18 August 1764 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada.  Geneviève was the child of Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) and Rose MAILLOT.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE married flag female ancestor Madeleine LEPELLE
Marriage date: 18 February 1697
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal


Madeleine LEPELLE was the child of Pierre LEPELLE dit LE HAYE and Catherine DODIER

Children of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Madeleine LEPELLE


François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE married flag female ancestor Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE)
Marriage date: 1 April 1717
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal


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)


RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)


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'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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BirthBirth — 1659
27 September 1659
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
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
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The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
marriage1697 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.
Invention 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)
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1717 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.
Invention 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.
DeathDeath — 1726
14 September 1726
Batiscan, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 67.
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