Antoine RIVERIN

(b. 17 November 1745 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 April 1823 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Antoine RIVERIN was born 17 November 1745 in Québec, Canada, New France

Antoine RIVERIN was the child of Jean-Joseph RIVERIN and Charlotte GUILLEMIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph RIVERIN and Michelle MARS (maternal) Charles GUILLEMIN and Françoise LEMAITRE

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

Antoine married Marie-Louise DERY 26 August 1772 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise DERY was born 26 February 1752 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis DERY and Marie-Louise BOIVIN.

Antoine RIVERIN died 28 April 1823 in La Malbaie, 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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Antoine RIVERIN married

Marie-Louise DERY-- Date: 26 August 1772 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise DERY was the child of Louis DERY and Marie-Louise BOIVIN

Children of Antoine RIVERIN and Marie-Louise DERY:

Antoine RIVERIN (b.10 January 1777, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 April 1859, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne BLACKBURN 14 April 1807 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1745 Birth
17 November 1745
Québec, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Antoine RIVERIN and Marie-Louise DERY 26 August 1772, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 26 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 Birth of Child
Antoine RIVERIN was born 10 January 1777, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Antoine was 31 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)

1807 Marriage of Child
Antoine RIVERIN married 14 April 1807, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie-Anne BLACKBURN

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