Joseph RIVARD

(b. 20 January 1750 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1831 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )

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Joseph RIVARD was born 20 January 1750 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Joseph RIVARD was the child of Jean-Alexis RIVARD and Genevieve DUTEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Geneviève TROTTIER (maternal) Pierre DUTEAU dit VILANDRE and Marie-Françoise CASAUBON

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Joseph married Marie-Claire RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE 11 January 1779 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Claire RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE was born 27 January 1757 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Claire died 15 July 1850 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marie-Claire was the child of Julien-Jean-Marie RIVARD dit LAGLANDERIE and Antoinette-Marie VACHER dite LACERTE.

Joseph RIVARD died 12 November 1831 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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.

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Joseph RIVARD married

Marie-Claire RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE-- Date: 11 January 1779 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Claire RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE was the child of Julien-Jean-Marie RIVARD dit LAGLANDERIE and Antoinette-Marie VACHER dite LACERTE

Children of Joseph RIVARD and Marie-Claire RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE:

Marie-Josephte RIVARD (b.21 August 1782, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Rose-Delima RIVARD (b.5 June 1829, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada d. 25 March 1877, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada)

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1750 Birth
20 January 1750
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

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

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RIVARD and Marie-Claire RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE 11 January 1779, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 28 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RIVARD was born 21 August 1782, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Joseph was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)