Alexis
RIVARD dit LAVIGNE
(b.
2 February 1800
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
d.
13 November 1890
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada
)
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Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 2 February 1800 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Elisabeth ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE (maternal) Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ and Catherine MAILLOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Julie POISSON 9 October 1821 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie POISSON was born 15 November 1802 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Julie died 20 May 1840 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Julie was the child of Alexis POISSON and Marguerite CHAMPOUX.
Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 13 November 1890 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexis appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE
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Julie POISSON-- Date: 9 October 1821 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Julie POISSON was the child of Alexis POISSON and Marguerite CHAMPOUX
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Julie POISSON:
Alexis LAVIGNE dit RIVARD (b.11 August 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Julie BARIL 27 February 1843 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
Julie POISSON-- Date: 9 October 1821 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada Julie POISSON was the child of Alexis POISSON and Marguerite CHAMPOUX
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Julie POISSON:
Alexis LAVIGNE dit RIVARD (b.11 August 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. , )m. Julie BARIL 27 February 1843 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
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1800 Birth 2 February 1800
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
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
1821 Marriage / PartnerAlexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Julie POISSON 9 October 1821, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
He was 21 years old.
1822 Birth of ChildAlexis LAVIGNE dit RIVARD was born 11 August 1822, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
Alexis was 22 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1840 Death of Spouse/PartnerJulie POISSON died 20 May 1840, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Marriage of ChildAlexis LAVIGNE dit RIVARD married 27 February 1843, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Julie BARIL
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1890 Death 13 November 1890
Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 90.
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