Alexis RIVET

Born

20 November 1757 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

30 June 1824 , Joliette, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Alexis RIVET

Parents

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Grandparents

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Spouses, Marriages & Children

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Born: 20 November 1757 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Parents of Alexis RIVET

Father

Alexis RIVET

Mother

Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET

Grandparents of Alexis RIVET

Paternal grandparents

Alexis RIVET Marie-Anne MIGNERON

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET Marie-Louise LUSSIER

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

Alexis married Louise-Agathe DESMARAIS 10 January 1785 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louise-Agathe DESMARAIS was born 30 May 1758 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Louise-Agathe died 27 June 1801 in St-Paul, Joliette, Quebec, Canada. Louise-Agathe was the child of Louis DESMARAIS and Agathe BEGNIER (BESNIER).

Alexis married (2) Marguerite GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY 11 July 1803 in Lavaltrie, Lower Canada . Marguerite GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY was born 1 November 1770 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 3 June 1838 in St-Paul, Joliette, Quebec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Antoine GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY and Marie-Catherine-Emilie LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Alexis RIVET died 30 June 1824 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: tanneur, capitaine de milice, cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis RIVET

Alexis RIVET married

Louise-Agathe DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 10 January 1785
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise-Agathe DESMARAIS was the child of Louis DESMARAIS and Agathe BEGNIER (BESNIER)

Children of Alexis RIVET and Louise-Agathe DESMARAIS

Agathe RIVET

Born: 13 October 1785, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 May 1869, St-Paul de Joliette, Québec, Canada

Alexis RIVET

Born: 7 June 1788, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 August 1832, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Marguerite RIVET

Born: 6 January 1791, Joliette, Lower Canada
Died: 25 April 1867, Joliette, Canada East

Marie-Louise RIVET

Born: 12 June 1794, Joliette, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Alexis RIVET married

Marguerite GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY
Marriage date: 11 July 1803
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Marguerite GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY was the child of Antoine GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY and Marie-Catherine-Emilie LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Alexis RIVET and Marguerite GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

No children are currently listed for this couple.

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Alexis's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1757
20 November 1757
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Alexis RIVET and Louise-Agathe DESMARAIS 10 January 1785, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Agathe RIVET was born 13 October 1785, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Alexis was 27 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Alexis RIVET was born 7 June 1788, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Alexis was 30 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marguerite RIVET was born 6 January 1791, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Alexis was 33 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RIVET was born 12 June 1794, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Alexis was 36 years old.

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

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise-Agathe DESMARAIS died 27 June 1801, St-Paul, Joliette, Quebec, Canada

1803 Marriage / Partner
Alexis RIVET and Marguerite GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY 11 July 1803 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 45 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1824
30 June 1824
Joliette, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 66.

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