Nicolas RIVARD

(b. 6 January 1726 , Grondines, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1792 , Grondines, Lower Canada )

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Nicolas RIVARD was born 6 January 1726 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Nicolas RIVARD was the child of Nicolas RIVARD and Marie-Josephte RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Elisabeth TROTTIER (maternal) Joseph-François RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) and Françoise DUBOIS

Nicolas had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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

Nicolas married Marie-Anne GAUTHIER 23 July 1753 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GAUTHIER was born 12 March 1731 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Anne died 20 May 1794 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Élie GAUTHIER (GAULTIER) and Suzanne HALAY (HALLÉ).

Nicolas RIVARD died 31 March 1792 in Grondines, Lower Canada .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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Nicolas RIVARD married

Marie-Anne GAUTHIER-- Date: 23 July 1753 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GAUTHIER was the child of Jean-Élie GAUTHIER (GAULTIER) and Suzanne HALAY (HALLÉ)

Children of Nicolas RIVARD and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER:

Marie-Flavie RIVARD (b.23 September 1758, Grondines, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1827, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE 2 March 1778 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

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1726 Birth
6 January 1726
Grondines, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas RIVARD and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER 23 July 1753, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 27 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Flavie RIVARD was born 23 September 1758, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Nicolas was 32 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.

Revolutionary War
RIVARD, NICOLAS
Ancestor #: A213942
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 1-6-1726 GRONDINES CANADA
Death: 3-31-1792 GRONDINES-BUR LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 33-34
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: GRONDINES - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE ANNE GAUTHIER
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Revolutionary War
RIVARD,Nicolas. Grondines. Sergeant of militia for the rebels (BTW)
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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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Flavie RIVARD married 2 March 1778, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines) to Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE

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