Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE

(b. 2 March 1707 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1798 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE was born 2 March 1707 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE was the child of Jacques THEORET (TRIOLET) and Marie ROY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean ROY (LEROY) and Françoise BOUET

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marthe CHOLET 9 July 1731 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marthe CHOLET was born 5 July 1709 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marthe died 21 January 1748 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marthe was the child of Sébastien CHOLET (CHOLETTE) and Marie Anne HEARD.

Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE died 11 February 1798 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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.

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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE

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Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE married

Marthe CHOLET-- Date: 9 July 1731 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marthe CHOLET was the child of Sébastien CHOLET (CHOLETTE) and Marie Anne HEARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE and Marthe CHOLET:

Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE (b.14 May 1732, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS 31 January 1757 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jacques-Amable THEORET (b.8 October 1735, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1806, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Louise BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON 4 November 1760 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)
m. Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY 25 May 1767 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1707 Birth
2 March 1707
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE and Marthe CHOLET 9 July 1731, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 24 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE was born 14 May 1732, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Jacques-Amable THEORET was born 8 October 1735, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marthe CHOLET died 21 January 1748, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE married 31 January 1757, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Marie-Josephte LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

1760 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Amable THEORET married 4 November 1760, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Louise BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Amable THEORET married 25 May 1767, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY

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.