Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE

(b. 11 March 1743 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1798 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was born 11 March 1743 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE was the child of Joseph RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Josephte TOUTANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE (maternal) Nicolas TOUTANT and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL)

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

Augustin married Françoise GAUTHIER 18 January 1765 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise GAUTHIER was born abt. 1735 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise died 27 May 1773 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Françoise was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Marie-Jeanne FOUCHER (FAUCHER).

Augustin married (2) Geneviève GREGOIRE 30 June 1779 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève GREGOIRE was born 8 November 1752 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Geneviève died 16 June 1835 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Geneviève was the child of Jean-François-Augustin GREGOIRE and Marie-Louise ROUTIER (ROUTHIER).

Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE died 5 May 1798 in Yamachiche, 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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Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE married

Françoise GAUTHIER-- Date: 18 January 1765 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Françoise GAUTHIER was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Marie-Jeanne FOUCHER (FAUCHER)

Children of Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Françoise GAUTHIER:

Françoise RIVARD dite DUFRESNE (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charles CARON 24 February 1794 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE married

Geneviève GREGOIRE-- Date: 30 June 1779 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève GREGOIRE was the child of Jean-François-Augustin GREGOIRE and Marie-Louise ROUTIER (ROUTHIER)

Children of Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Geneviève GREGOIRE:

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1743 Birth
11 March 1743
Yamachiche, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Françoise GAUTHIER 18 January 1765 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 21 years old.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise GAUTHIER died 27 May 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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
Augustin RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Geneviève GREGOIRE 30 June 1779, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Françoise RIVARD dite DUFRESNE married 24 February 1794 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Charles CARON

1798 Death
5 May 1798
Yamachiche, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 55.

Added: 2/25/2017 12:10:41 PM - Updated: 10/2/2020 12:18:20 PM