Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

(b. 28 June 1731 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 13 August 1798 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 28 June 1731 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFOND (maternal) Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE

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

Marie-Josephte married Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 5 March 1753 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 8 July 1723 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Robert died 5 November 1778 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Robert was the child of Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE and Marie-Francoise LESIEUR.

Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS died 13 August 1798 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .

m. Drapeau Jacques-Placide
m. Rivard Robert

Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephte appear below.

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)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

[Hide/Show]

Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married

Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE-- Date: 5 March 1753 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE and Marie-Francoise LESIEUR

Children of Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS:

Marie-Josephe-Amable RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.7 February 1754, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 23 October 1832, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE 4 February 1777 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Anne RIVARD (b.17 March 1755, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste RICARD 9 January 1786 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Françoise RIVARD (b.14 April 1757, Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 30 July 1821, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Francois SAMSON 7 January 1788 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise RIVARD (b.17 March 1763, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 June 1838, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE 9 November 1789 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1731 Birth
28 June 1731
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS and Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 5 March 1753, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 21 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe-Amable RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 7 February 1754, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte was 22 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RIVARD was born 17 March 1755, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte was 23 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise RIVARD was born 14 April 1757, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte 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 RIVARD was born 17 March 1763, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Josephte was 31 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe-Amable RIVARD dite LAVIGNE married 4 February 1777, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Antoine LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE

1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 5 November 1778, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RIVARD married 9 January 1786, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Jean-Baptiste RICARD

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise RIVARD married 7 January 1788, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Francois SAMSON

1789 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise RIVARD married 9 November 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Death
13 August 1798
Yamachiche, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 67.

Added: 12/16/2017 10:47:20 AM - Updated: 10/15/2022 12:11:40 PM