Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

(b. 11 November 1713 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1765 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 11 November 1713 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Madeleine TURCOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RIVARD dit LANOUETTE and Marie-Catherine TROTTIER (maternal) Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS

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Francois married Josephe-Francoise DESHAIES 20 January 1753 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephe-Francoise DESHAIES was born 28 October 1731 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Josephe-Francoise died 26 April 1793 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Josephe-Francoise was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU.

Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 22 November 1765 in Champlain, 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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Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married

Josephe-Francoise DESHAIES-- Date: 20 January 1753 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Josephe-Francoise DESHAIES was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU

Children of Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Josephe-Francoise DESHAIES:

Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.12 March 1757, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 7 April 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.23 September 1758, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 14 December 1846, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Marie SEVIGNY 21 May 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marguerite RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.21 June 1764, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1713 Birth
11 November 1713
Champlain, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Josephe-Francoise DESHAIES 20 January 1753, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 39 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 12 March 1757, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Francois was 43 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 23 September 1758, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Francois was 44 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marguerite RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 21 June 1764, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Francois was 50 years old.