HELP! flag male ancestor  Alexis  RIVET

  (b. 20 November 1757 Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France   d. 30 June 1824 Joliette, Lower Canada )  

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Alexis RIVET was born 20 November 1757 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Alexis RIVET was the child of Alexis RIVET   and   Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Alexis RIVET and Marie-Anne MIGNERON (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Louise-Marie 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, Québec, Canada.  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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine).  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 .

Occupation: tanneur, capitaine de milice, cultivateur


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Did You Know? 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Alexis was a tanneur, capitaine de milice, cultivateur.
The 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

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

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Alexis RIVET

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Alexis RIVET married flag female ancestor Louise-Agathe DESMARAIS-- Date: 10 January 1785 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:

flag female ancestor Agathe RIVET (b.13 October 1785, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada  d. 9 May 1869, St-Paul de Joliette, Québec, Canada)

flag male ancestor Alexis RIVET (b.7 June 1788, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 21 August 1832, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Marguerite RIVET (b.6 January 1791, Joliette, Lower Canada   d. 25 April 1867, Joliette, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie-Louise RIVET (b.12 June 1794, Joliette, Lower Canada   d. , )




Alexis RIVET married flag female ancestor Marguerite GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY-- Date: 11 July 1803  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:


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birth1757 Birth
20 November 1757
Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1785 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.
News1791 - 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.
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.
1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise-Agathe DESMARAIS died 27 June 1801, St-Paul, Joliette, Quebec, Canada
marriage1803 Marriage / Partner
Alexis RIVET and Marguerite GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY 11 July 1803 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 45 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1824 Death
30 June 1824
Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

He died at the age of 66.
Added: 5/4/2017 2:54:21 PM - Updated: 6/28/2019 11:00:21 AM

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