Joseph RIVET

(b. 23 September 1740 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 18 June 1836 , Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Joliette, Quebec, Canada )

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Joseph RIVET was born 23 September 1740 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Joseph RIVET was the child of Maurice RIVET and Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice RIVET and Marie-Moise CUSSON (maternal) Jean LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Jeanne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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

Joseph married Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS 12 May1766 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS was born 2 February 1750 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died 2 July 1832 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET.

Joseph RIVET died 18 June 1836 in Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Joliette, Quebec, 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.

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Joseph RIVET married

Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS-- Date: 12 May1766 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS was the child of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET

Children

Therese Rivet 11 Mar 1768 m. Tessier Louis, d. 1842

Joseph Rivet 1769-

Angelique Rivet 25 Apr 1771 m. Brouillette Joseph-Alexis

Marie-Charles Rivet 1775-

Louis Rivet 01 Jul 1776 m. Jette Marie-Anne

Marie-Veronique Rivet 02 Mar 1779 m. Langlois Jean-Baptiste

François Rivet 1783-

Children of Joseph RIVET and Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS:

Angelique RIVET (b.25 April 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 March 1802, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Alexis BROUILLETTE 10 January 1792 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1740 Birth
23 September 1740
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RIVET and Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS 12 May1766, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Angelique RIVET was born 25 April 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 30 years old.

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.