Alexis RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE

(b. 31 August 1774 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Alexis RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE was born 31 August 1774 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE was the child of Claude-Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE and Marie-Felicite CADOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Marie-Louise-Josephte MASSON (maternal) Mathurin CADOT and Marie-Felicite HAYOT (AYOTTE)

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

Alexis married Rose PICHET 2 October 1797 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rose PICHET was born 10 February 1779 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Rose was the child of Francois PICHET and Marie-Victoire HEBERT.

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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Alexis RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE married

Rose PICHET-- Date: 2 October 1797 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada
Rose PICHET was the child of Francois PICHET and Marie-Victoire HEBERT

Children of Alexis RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE and Rose PICHET:

Ignace LACOURSIÈRE dit RIVARD (b.6 October 1824, Louiseville, Lower Canada d. 23 June 1887, Shawinigan, Québec, Canada )
m. Aurelie GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE 15 September 1846 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1774 Birth
31 August 1774
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

1797 Marriage / Partner
Alexis RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE and Rose PICHET 2 October 1797, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 23 years old.

1824 Birth of Child
Ignace LACOURSIÈRE dit RIVARD was born 6 October 1824, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Alexis was 50 years old.

Added: 12/19/2023 5:12:26 PM - Updated: 12/19/2023 5:14:23 PM