François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE

(b. 6 December 1785 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE was born 6 December 1785 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE was the child of Jean RIVAL dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Angélique JOLY dite DELBEC and the grandchild of: (maternal) Marc-Antoine DELBEC dit JOLY and Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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

François-Nicolas married Marie-Amable FERLAND 16 August 1813 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Amable FERLAND was born 18 February 1789 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Amable was the child of Prisque FERLAND and Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE.

Occupation

François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE was a Agriculteur.

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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François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE married

Marie-Amable FERLAND-- Date: 16 August 1813 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Marie-Amable FERLAND was the child of Prisque FERLAND and Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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Children of François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Amable FERLAND:

Seraphine RIVAL dite BELLEROSE (b.abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE 3 February 1840 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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1785 Birth
6 December 1785
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

1813 Marriage / Partner
François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Amable FERLAND 16 August 1813, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 27 years old.

Added: 3/18/2026 4:15:05 PM - Updated: 3/18/2026 4:16:59 PM