Barbe-Michelle RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

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19 April 1712 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

10 January 1787 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada

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François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE Madeleine LEPELLE

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Born: 19 April 1712 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Mother: Madeleine LEPELLE

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE , Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LEPELLE dit LE HAYE , Catherine DODIER

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Barbe-Michelle married Adrien PERRAULT 30 October 1730 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Adrien PERRAULT was born abt. 1698 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Adrien died 26 August 1783 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Adrien was the child of Pierre PERRAULT and Geneviève DUCLOS.

Barbe-Michelle RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE died 10 January 1787 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, 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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Barbe-Michelle RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE married

Adrien PERRAULT
Marriage date: 30 October 1730
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Adrien PERRAULT was the child of Pierre PERRAULT and Geneviève DUCLOS

Children of Adrien PERRAULT and Barbe-Michelle RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

Marie-Joseph PERRAULT

Born: 1 November 1731, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Angelique PERRAULT

Born: 27 September 1739, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Genevieve PERRAULT

Born: 10 March 1741, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Died: 28 December 1809, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

Marie-Marthe PERRAULT

Born: 12 June 1743, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Died: 31 August 1781, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER 7 September 1758 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Adrien-Amable PERRAULT

Born: 20 July 1746, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1813, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

Barbe PERRAULT

Born: 7 May 1748, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Died: 22 August 1784, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel PERRAULT

Born: 27 May 1751, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Died: 9 December 1837, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

Basile PERRAULT

Born: 30 September 1753, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 9 April 1805, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1712
19 April 1712
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Barbe-Michelle RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE and Adrien PERRAULT 30 October 1730 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 18 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph PERRAULT was born 1 November 1731, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Barbe-Michelle was 19 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Angelique PERRAULT was born 27 September 1739, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Barbe-Michelle was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Genevieve PERRAULT was born 10 March 1741, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Barbe-Michelle was 28 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe PERRAULT was born 12 June 1743, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Barbe-Michelle was 31 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Adrien-Amable PERRAULT was born 20 July 1746, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Barbe-Michelle was 34 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Barbe PERRAULT was born 7 May 1748, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Barbe-Michelle was 36 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Michel PERRAULT was born 27 May 1751, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Barbe-Michelle was 39 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Basile PERRAULT was born 30 September 1753, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Barbe-Michelle was 41 years old.

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marthe PERRAULT married 7 September 1758 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Francois LEMAY dit POUDRIER

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.

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.