Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

(b. 28 September 1689 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 18 August 1771 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 28 September 1689 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was the child of Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE (maternal) Pierre-Felix THUNAY (TUNÉ) dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

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Marie-Elisabeth married Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS 30 July 1707 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 27 July 1686 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jean-Baptiste died 22 April 1740 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFOND.

Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE died 18 August 1771 in Yamachiche, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - 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'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

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

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Family and Children of Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

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Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE married

Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS-- Date: 30 July 1707 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was the child of Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFOND

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Children of Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE:

Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR (b.5 May 1708, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 16 January 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite LAMY 12 August 1737 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Augustin LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS-VILLIARD (b.21 December 1709, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1748, Batiscan, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Josephte FRIGON 18 November 1734 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Etienne LESIEUR (b.16 December 1711, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. , )

Louis-Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS (b.10 September 1714, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Louise LEMAY 16 April 1747 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS (b.25 April 1717, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE 13 August 1743 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Francoise LESIEUR (b.25 April 1717, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1770, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE 30 May 1746 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Elisabeth LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS (b.23 November 1722, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 13 June 1753, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Etienne LAMY 16 March 1742 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre LESIEUR (b.28 October 1724, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 January 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Anne-Josephte SAUCIER 8 February 1751 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS (b.abt. 1726, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 February 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite VILLEMURE 10 February 1749 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS (b.19 January 1727, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 10 November 1809, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine GÉLINAS 23 November 1744 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS (b.17 January 1729, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )
m. Alexis GÉLINAS 17 February 1744 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
m. Louis MILLET 7 January 1754 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS (b.28 June 1731, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 13 August 1798, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 5 March 1753 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS (b.30 May 1734, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1801, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine TOUTANT 26 September 1758 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Etienne-Antoine LESIEUR (b.November 1736, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France )

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1689 Birth
28 September 1689
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1707 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE and Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS 30 July 1707, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 17 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR was born 5 May 1708, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 18 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Augustin LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS-VILLIARD was born 21 December 1709, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 20 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Etienne LESIEUR was born 16 December 1711, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 22 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Louis-Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 10 September 1714, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 24 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Francoise LESIEUR was born 25 April 1717, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Elisabeth was 27 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 25 April 1717, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Elisabeth was 27 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 23 November 1722, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 33 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Pierre LESIEUR was born 28 October 1724, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Elisabeth was 35 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 19 January 1727, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 37 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 17 January 1729, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 39 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 28 June 1731, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 41 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS was born 30 May 1734, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 44 years old.

1734 Marriage of Child
Augustin LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS-VILLIARD married 18 November 1734, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Marie-Josephte FRIGON

1736 Birth of Child
Etienne-Antoine LESIEUR was born November 1736, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 47 years old.

1737 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR married 12 August 1737 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marguerite LAMY

1740 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS died 22 April 1740, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1742 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married 16 March 1742, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Etienne LAMY

1743 Marriage of Child
Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS married 13 August 1743, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Josephte GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

1744 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married 17 February 1744 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Alexis GÉLINAS

1744 Marriage of Child
Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married 23 November 1744, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Antoine GÉLINAS

1746 Marriage of Child
Francoise LESIEUR married 30 May 1746, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

1747 Marriage of Child
Louis-Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS married 16 April 1747, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Louise LEMAY

1748 Death of Child
Augustin LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS-VILLIARD died 15 May 1748, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Elisabeth was 58 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS married 10 February 1749, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite VILLEMURE

1751 Marriage of Child
Pierre LESIEUR married 8 February 1751, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Marie-Anne-Josephte SAUCIER

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married 5 March 1753, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

1753 Death of Child
Elisabeth LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS died 13 June 1753, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 63 years old.

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married 7 January 1754, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Louis MILLET

1756 Death of Child
Pierre LESIEUR died 8 January 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 66 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR died 16 January 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 66 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Etienne-Antoine LESIEUR died 26 January 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 66 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS died 12 February 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 66 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Louis-Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS died 17 February 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 66 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Joseph LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS died 23 February 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 66 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS died 6 March 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 66 years old.

1758 Marriage of Child
Francois LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS married 26 September 1758, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Madeleine TOUTANT

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.

1770 Death of Child
Francoise LESIEUR died 22 February 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Elisabeth was 80 years old.

1771 Death
18 August 1771
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 81.

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