Catherine RIVARD

(b. 25 October 1709 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1785 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine RIVARD was born 25 October 1709 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Catherine RIVARD was the child of Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Geneviève TROTTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER and Geneviève LAFOND

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

Catherine married Joseph AUBUCHON 28 August 1730 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph AUBUCHON was born 3 April 1694 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Joseph died 25 August 1753 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Joseph was the child of Joseph AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS and Marie-Louise DANDONNEAU.

Catherine RIVARD died 25 June 1785 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Aubuchon Joseph

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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.

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Catherine RIVARD married

Joseph AUBUCHON-- Date: 28 August 1730 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Joseph AUBUCHON was the child of Joseph AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS and Marie-Louise DANDONNEAU

Children of Joseph AUBUCHON and Catherine RIVARD:

Marie-Françoise AUBUCHON (b.abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 March 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BRANCONNIER 2 March 1767 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1709 Birth
25 October 1709
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
Catherine RIVARD and Joseph AUBUCHON 28 August 1730, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 20 years old.

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

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph AUBUCHON died 25 August 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise AUBUCHON married 2 March 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste BRANCONNIER

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.