Jean-Baptiste RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE)

Born

25 May 1731 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

28 January 1810 , Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Hypolite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU

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Born: 25 May 1731 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Hypolite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

Mother: Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) , Marie-Catherine MENARD

Maternal grandparents: Joachim LOISEAU , Agnes CHICOINE

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Jean-Baptiste married Agathe BEAUDOIN 14 February 1752 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Agathe BEAUDOIN was born 24 April 1732 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Agathe died 2 June 1787 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . Agathe was the child of Guillaume BEAUDOIN and Marie-Louise JANOT dite BELHUMEUR.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Josephte MASSON 23 February 1789 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte MASSON was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada. Josephte died 11 October 1821 in St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Canada. Josephte was the child of Julien MASSON and Catherine PILOTE.

Jean-Baptiste RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) died 28 January 1810 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada.

m. Beaudoin Agathe
m. Masson Josephte

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Jean-Baptiste RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) married

Agathe BEAUDOIN
Marriage date: 14 February 1752
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Agathe BEAUDOIN was the child of Guillaume BEAUDOIN and Marie-Louise JANOT dite BELHUMEUR

Children of Jean-Baptiste RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) and Agathe BEAUDOIN

Josephte LARIVIERE

Born: 10 October 1756, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1790, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise LARIVIERE

Born: 13 February 1758, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 27 May 1816, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada

Archange LARIVIERE

Born: 7 December 1766, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 November 1810, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) married

Josephte MASSON
Marriage date: 23 February 1789
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte MASSON was the child of Julien MASSON and Catherine PILOTE

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
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Birth — 1731
25 May 1731
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) and Agathe BEAUDOIN 14 February 1752, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 20 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Josephte LARIVIERE was born 10 October 1756, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LARIVIERE was born 13 February 1758, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Archange LARIVIERE was born 7 December 1766, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 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)

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe BEAUDOIN died 2 June 1787, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) and Josephte MASSON 23 February 1789 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 57 years old.

1790 Death of Child
Josephte LARIVIERE died 21 March 1790, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 58 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1810
28 January 1810
Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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