Élisabeth RIVARD

(b. 23 November 1736 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 24 April 1821 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )

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Élisabeth RIVARD was born 23 November 1736 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Élisabeth RIVARD was the child of Antoine-Joseph RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Marie-Catherine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Geneviève TROTTIER (maternal) Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) DE VILLIER and Marguerite PROVENCHER

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

Élisabeth married Pierre-Amable MASSÉ 19 February 1759 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre-Amable MASSÉ was born 30 January 1735 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre-Amable died 18 October 1807 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Pierre-Amable was the child of Pierre-Amable MASSÉ and Marie-Josephe LABRIE dite LEBLANC.

Élisabeth RIVARD died 24 April 1821 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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.

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Élisabeth RIVARD married

Pierre-Amable MASSÉ-- Date: 19 February 1759 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Pierre-Amable MASSÉ was the child of Pierre-Amable MASSÉ and Marie-Josephe LABRIE dite LEBLANC

Children of Pierre-Amable MASSÉ and Élisabeth RIVARD:

Catherine MASSE (b.10 January 1763, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis DUTEAU dit GRANDPRÉ 1 October 1792 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Joseph-Marie MASSE (b.29 December 1763, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 January 1836, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ 21 July 1788 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Antoine MASSE (b.12 November 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1832, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 4 November 1811 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Amable-Felicite MASSE (b.18 October 1769, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 March 1827, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine-Regis VALOIS 20 July 1795 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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1736 Birth
23 November 1736
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Élisabeth RIVARD and Pierre-Amable MASSÉ 19 February 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 22 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Catherine MASSE was born 10 January 1763, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Élisabeth was 26 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie MASSE was born 29 December 1763, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Élisabeth was 27 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Antoine MASSE was born 12 November 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Élisabeth was 28 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Amable-Felicite MASSE was born 18 October 1769, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Élisabeth was 32 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie MASSE married 21 July 1788, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marguerite DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Catherine MASSE married 1 October 1792, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Alexis DUTEAU dit GRANDPRÉ

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Amable-Felicite MASSE married 20 July 1795, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Antoine-Regis VALOIS

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

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-Amable MASSÉ died 18 October 1807, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1811 Marriage of Child
Antoine MASSE married 4 November 1811, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marguerite MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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

1821 Death
24 April 1821
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 84.

Added: 2/13/2015 4:28:50 PM - Updated: 2/2/2018 8:15:23 AM