Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

(b. 7 January 1791 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada d. 24 October 1835 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 7 January 1791 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was the child of Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Charlotte DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte COTNOIR (maternal) Jacques DUTEAU dit GRANDPRÉ and Josephte HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE

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

Marie-Josephte married Pierre SYLVESTRE 28 January 1811 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre SYLVESTRE was born 15 September 1785 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Pierre was the child of Louis-Paul SYLVESTRE and Ursule PERRAULT.

Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE died 24 October 1835 in Berthierville, 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.

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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Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE married

Pierre SYLVESTRE-- Date: 28 January 1811 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
Pierre SYLVESTRE was the child of Louis-Paul SYLVESTRE and Ursule PERRAULT

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Children of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE:

Leocadie SYLVESTRE (b.29 March 1829, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 11 February 1902, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada)
m. Norbert DESY

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1791 Birth
7 January 1791
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

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

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

1811 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE and Pierre SYLVESTRE 28 January 1811, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 20 years old.

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)

1829 Birth of Child
Leocadie SYLVESTRE was born 29 March 1829, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephte was 38 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England