Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

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22 February 1718 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

9 October 1789 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE)

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Born: 22 February 1718 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Mother: Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE)

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

Maternal grandparents: Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) , Rose MAILLOT

Luc-Antoine had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Luc-Antoine married Genevieve BRISSON 9 January 1746 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve BRISSON was born 10 November 1724 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Genevieve died 4 March 1794 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Genevieve was the child of François-Michel BRISSON and Marguerite PERRAULT.

Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE died 9 October 1789 in Batiscan, 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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Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE married

Genevieve BRISSON
Marriage date: 9 January 1746
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Genevieve BRISSON was the child of François-Michel BRISSON and Marguerite PERRAULT

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Hyacinthe RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Born: 2 July 1762, Batiscan, Canada
Died: 10 November 1824, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LEMAY 1 August 1786 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Born: 4 June 1765, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1826, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine LEVITRE 16 July 1786 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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Birth — 1718
22 February 1718
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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

1746 Marriage / Partner
Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Genevieve BRISSON 9 January 1746, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 27 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Hyacinthe RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 2 July 1762, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Luc-Antoine was 44 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 4 June 1765, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Luc-Antoine was 47 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE married 16 July 1786, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Marie-Catherine LEVITRE

1786 Marriage of Child
Hyacinthe RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE married 1 August 1786, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte LEMAY