Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

(b. 29 December 1761 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada d. 14 October 1822 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 29 December 1761 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Madeleine TURCOT (maternal) Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE 4 April 1785 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE was born 13 September 1767 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Suzanne died 26 January 1850 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Suzanne was the child of Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Marie Anne PARR.

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 14 October 1822 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower 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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Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married

Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE-- Date: 4 April 1785 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE was the child of Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Marie Anne PARR

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Children of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE:

Theotiste RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 August 1844, , Québec Province, Canada )

Adelaide RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Victoire RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.2 September 1789, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 December 1850, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Alexis DURAND 11 August 1818 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.18 April 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 10 February 1834, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.10 April 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 21 July 1874, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )

Marguerite RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.29 December 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 6 March 1868, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )

Judith-Julie RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.20 August 1798, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 16 January 1873, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )

Madeleine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.3 March 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. , )

Jean-Olivier RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.22 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. , )

Damase RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.9 June 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 27 February 1842, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )

Isaac RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.15 March 1805, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 28 January 1875, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )

Marie-Des-Anges RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.26 November 1806, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 3 February 1869, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )

Esther RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.21 November 1813, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. , )

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1761 Birth
29 December 1761
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE 4 April 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 23 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 2 September 1789, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 18 April 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 10 April 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marguerite RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 29 December 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Judith-Julie RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 20 August 1798, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Madeleine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 3 March 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Jean-Olivier RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 22 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Damase RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 9 June 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Isaac RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 15 March 1805, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Marie-Des-Anges RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 26 November 1806, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Esther RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 21 November 1813, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Marie-Victoire RIVARD dite LAVIGNE married 11 August 1818, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Alexis DURAND

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England