Étienne RIVET

(b. 10 August 1718 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 22 January 1765 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Étienne RIVET was born 10 August 1718 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Étienne 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

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

Étienne married Marie-Françoise GAGNÉ 14 February 1752 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Françoise GAGNÉ was born 6 October 1724 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Françoise died 19 March 1766 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Françoise was the child of Nicolas GAGNÉ and Marie-Françoise BRIGNON (BRION).

Étienne RIVET died 22 January 1765 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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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Étienne RIVET married

Marie-Françoise GAGNÉ-- Date: 14 February 1752 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise GAGNÉ was the child of Nicolas GAGNÉ and Marie-Françoise BRIGNON (BRION)

Children of Étienne RIVET and Marie-Françoise GAGNÉ:

Étienne-Marie RIVET (b.14 November 1752, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1835, Napierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe PERRIER dite OLIVIER 18 November 1782 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne RIVET (b.12 May 1754, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 7 September 1754, La Prairie, Canada, New France )

François RIVET (b.22 August 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1773, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

Rene RIVET (b.9 April 1758, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1758, La Prairie, Canada, New France )

Joseph RIVET (b.7 November 1760, La Prairie, Canada d. 26 January 1761, Saint-Constant, Canada)

Pierre RIVET (b.5 March 1762, Saint-Constant, Canada d. 7 March 1762, Saint-Constant, Canada)

Joseph-Anselme RIVET (b.21 April 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1718 Birth
10 August 1718
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1752 Marriage / Partner
Étienne RIVET and Marie-Françoise GAGNÉ 14 February 1752, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 33 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Étienne-Marie RIVET was born 14 November 1752, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Étienne was 34 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RIVET was born 12 May 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Étienne was 35 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
François RIVET was born 22 August 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Étienne was 38 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Rene RIVET was born 9 April 1758, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Étienne was 39 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVET was born 7 November 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Étienne was 42 years old.

1761 Death of Child
Joseph RIVET died 26 January 1761, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 42 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Pierre RIVET was born 5 March 1762, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Étienne was 43 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
Joseph-Anselme RIVET was born 21 April 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Étienne was 44 years old.

1765 Death
22 January 1765
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 46.

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