Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

(b. 25 February 1743 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 25 February 1743 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte COTNOIR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Geneviève TROTTIER (maternal) Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) DE VILLIER and Marguerite PROVENCHER

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

Joseph married Charlotte DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ 23 June 1788 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ was born 27 October 1761 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Charlotte died 18 April 1809 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Charlotte was the child of Jacques DUTEAU dit GRANDPRÉ and Josephte HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE.

m. Duteau Charlotte

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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Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married

Charlotte DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ-- Date: 23 June 1788 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ was the child of Jacques DUTEAU dit GRANDPRÉ and Josephte HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE

Children of Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Charlotte DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ:

Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.7 January 1791, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada d. 24 October 1835, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre SYLVESTRE 28 January 1811 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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1743 Birth
25 February 1743
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

1788 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Charlotte DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ 23 June 1788, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 45 years old.

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 7 January 1791, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Joseph was 47 years old.

Added: 1/16/2019 12:54:38 PM - Updated: 8/9/2021 11:38:56 AM