Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

(b. 28 January 1737 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1760 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada )

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Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE was born 28 January 1737 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE was the child of Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Josephe DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF and the grandchild of: (paternal) François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Madeleine LEPELLE (maternal) Jean DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF and Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER

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

Geneviève married Joseph BOUSQUET 1 March 1756 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BOUSQUET was born 28 April 1734 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph died 20 August 1806 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Louise-Marguerite PROVOST.

Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE died 12 November 1760 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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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Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE married

Joseph BOUSQUET-- Date: 1 March 1756 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Joseph BOUSQUET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET and Marie-Louise-Marguerite PROVOST

Children of Joseph BOUSQUET and Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE:

Marie-Louise BOUSQUET (b.abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 May 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. François CHOQUET 28 July 1777 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1737 Birth
28 January 1737
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE and Joseph BOUSQUET 1 March 1756, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.