Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born

26 November 1711 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

21 September 1787 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

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Born: 26 November 1711 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Father

Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE

Mother

Geneviève TROTTIER

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER Geneviève LAFOND

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte COTNOIR 28 August 1738 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte COTNOIR was born 3 February 1704 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte was the child of Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) DE VILLIER and Marguerite PROVENCHER.

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 21 September 1787 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Cotnoir Marie-Josephte

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married

Marie-Josephte COTNOIR
Marriage date: 28 August 1738
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte COTNOIR was the child of Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) DE VILLIER and Marguerite PROVENCHER

Children of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte COTNOIR

Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

Born: 25 February 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ 23 June 1788 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1711
26 November 1711
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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte COTNOIR 28 August 1738 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 26 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 25 February 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

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

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.