Louis RIVET

(b. 20 October 1736 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1786 , Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis RIVET was born 20 October 1736 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Louis RIVET was the child of Nicolas RIVET and Marie-Anne LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice RIVET and Marie-Moise CUSSON (maternal) Jean LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Jeanne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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

Louis married Marie-Louise GOULET 8 February 1762 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise GOULET was born 8 August 1741 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 25 April 1824 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Augustin GOULET and Marguerite BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD.

Louis RIVET died 25 June 1786 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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.

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Louis RIVET married

Marie-Louise GOULET-- Date: 8 February 1762 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Marie-Louise GOULET was the child of Augustin GOULET and Marguerite BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD

Children of Louis RIVET and Marie-Louise GOULET:

Marie-Louise RIVET (b.18 January 1763, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 April 1848, Saint-Sulpice, Canada East)
m. Pierre-Amable LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE 4 February 1782 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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1736 Birth
20 October 1736
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Louis RIVET and Marie-Louise GOULET 8 February 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 25 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RIVET was born 18 January 1763, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 26 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.