flag male ancestor  René  RIVET

  (b. 30 September 1721 La Prairie, Canada, New France   d. 5 April 1800 La Prairie, Lower Canada )  

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René RIVET was born 30 September 1721 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

René RIVET was the child of René RIVET   and   Marie-Madeline DENEAU (DENIAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Maurice RIVET and Marie-Moise CUSSON (maternal)  Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

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René  married  Marguerite LEFEBVRE 24 January 1746 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .  Marguerite LEFEBVRE  was born 13 February 1712 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Marguerite died 11 May 1775 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Marguerite was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE and Marie-Louise BROSSEAU.

René  married  (2) Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT) 1 July 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT)  was born 25 August 1757 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Françoise-Catherine died 16 April 1848 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Françoise-Catherine was the child of François BAREAU (BRIAULT) and Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE.

René RIVET died 5 April 1800 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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René RIVET married flag female ancestor Marguerite LEFEBVRE-- Date: 24 January 1746 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marguerite LEFEBVRE was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE and Marie-Louise BROSSEAU




Children of René RIVET and Marguerite LEFEBVRE:



René RIVET married flag female ancestor Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT)-- Date: 1 July 1776 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT) was the child of François BAREAU (BRIAULT) and Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE




Children of René RIVET and Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT):



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birth1721 Birth
30 September 1721
La Prairie, Canada, New France
marriage1746 Marriage / Partner
René RIVET and Marguerite LEFEBVRE 24 January 1746, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite LEFEBVRE died 11 May 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
News1775 - 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.
marriage1776 Marriage / Partner
René RIVET and Françoise-Catherine BAREAU (BRIAULT) 1 July 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 54 years old.
1777 Birth of Child
Catherine RIVET was born 19 December 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

René was 56 years old.
1779 Birth of Child
Rene-Paul RIVET was born 30 June 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

René was 57 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1800 Death
5 April 1800
La Prairie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 78.
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