Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE

(b. abt. 1719 , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 December 1759 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France )

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Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE was the child of Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE and Marie-Francoise LESIEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Madeleine GUILLET (maternal) Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFOND

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

Joseph married Charlotte LEMAITRE 26 February 1748 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte LEMAITRE was born 15 February 1731 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Charlotte died 11 August 1817 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Marie-Francoise LESIEUR dite DUCHESNE.

Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE died 19 December 1759 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France .
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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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Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE married

Charlotte LEMAITRE-- Date: 26 February 1748 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Charlotte LEMAITRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Marie-Francoise LESIEUR dite DUCHESNE

Children of Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE and Charlotte LEMAITRE:

Charlotte RIVARD dite BELLEFEUILLE (b.8 December 1748, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 April 1816, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Charles LESIEUR 2 March 1778 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE and Charlotte LEMAITRE 26 February 1748, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)