Antoine RIVET

Born

16 February 1736 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

7 April 1802 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Charles RIVET Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS

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Born: 16 February 1736 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Charles RIVET

Mother: Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS

Paternal grandparents: Maurice RIVET , Marie-Moise CUSSON

Maternal grandparents: Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) , Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT)

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Antoine married Marie-Anne METHOT 19 January 1761 in Repentigny, Canada . Marie-Anne METHOT was born 23 November 1741 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Anne died 9 February 1764 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Anne was the child of Charles MÉTHOT and Marie-Geneviève HÉDOUIN.

Antoine married (2) Marguerite COURSOL 1 July 1765 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite COURSOL was born abt. 1729 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 18 April 1800 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marguerite was the child of Jacques COURSOL and Marguerite-Rénée MONTEIL.

Antoine RIVET died 7 April 1802 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .

m. Coursol Marguerite
m. Methot Marie-Anne

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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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Marie-Anne METHOT
Marriage date: 19 January 1761
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada
Marie-Anne METHOT was the child of Charles MÉTHOT and Marie-Geneviève HÉDOUIN

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Antoine RIVET married

Marguerite COURSOL
Marriage date: 1 July 1765
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite COURSOL was the child of Jacques COURSOL and Marguerite-Rénée MONTEIL

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Birth — 1736
16 February 1736
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Antoine RIVET and Marie-Anne METHOT 19 January 1761, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 24 years old.

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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne METHOT died 9 February 1764, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1765 Marriage / Partner
Antoine RIVET and Marguerite COURSOL 1 July 1765, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 29 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.