François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE

(b. 11 April 1691 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 6 February 1741 , Batiscan, Canada, New France )

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François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 11 April 1691 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of Pierre RIVARD dit LANOUETTE and Marie-Catherine TROTTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE (maternal) Julien TROTTIER and Marie SEDILOT

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

François married Marie-Madeleine TURCOT 26 February 1712 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Madeleine TURCOT was born abt. 1687 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine died 8 May 1724 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS.

François married (2) Marie-Therese-Renee CARON 18 September 1724 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Therese-Renee CARON was born 21 April 1702 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Therese-Renee was the child of Jean CARON and Therese DUBILLY.

François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 6 February 1741 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .
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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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François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married

Marie-Madeleine TURCOT-- Date: 26 February 1712 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine TURCOT was the child of Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS

Children of François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Madeleine TURCOT:

Louise-Catherine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.26 February 1712, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1795, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada)
m. Charles-François PEPIN 24 January 1735 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.11 November 1713, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1765, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Josephe-Francoise DESHAIES 20 January 1753 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.1 November 1715, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1777, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre AUGER 30 August 1734 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.25 May 1718, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1804, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Nicolas VEZINA 8 November 1740 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marguerite-Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.26 April 1720, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1802, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. François POISSON 24 July 1741 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.2 February 1722, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 8 November 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe VAILLANT 7 January 1754 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE (b.30 December 1723, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1788, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE 14 October 1752 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE married

Marie-Therese-Renee CARON-- Date: 18 September 1724 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Marie-Therese-Renee CARON was the child of Jean CARON and Therese DUBILLY

Children of François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Therese-Renee CARON:

Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.16 November 1730, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1812, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Francois RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE 30 October 1752 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Madeleine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.27 November 1734, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis POISSON 27 January 1754 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (b.12 July 1737, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis RHEAULT dit ALEXANDRE 29 October 1770 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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1691 Birth
11 April 1691
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Marriage / Partner
François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Madeleine TURCOT 26 February 1712, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 20 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Louise-Catherine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 26 February 1712, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 20 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 11 November 1713, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 22 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 1 November 1715, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 24 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 25 May 1718, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 27 years old.

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

1720 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 26 April 1720, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 29 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Pierre RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 2 February 1722, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 30 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 30 December 1723, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 32 years old.

1724 Marriage / Partner
François RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Therese-Renee CARON 18 September 1724, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 33 years old.

1724 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine TURCOT died 8 May 1724, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1730 Birth of Child
Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 16 November 1730, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 39 years old.

1734 Marriage of Child
Marie-Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE married 30 August 1734, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Pierre AUGER

1734 Birth of Child
Madeleine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 27 November 1734, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

François was 43 years old.

1735 Marriage of Child
Louise-Catherine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE married 24 January 1735, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada to Charles-François PEPIN

1737 Birth of Child
Therese RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 12 July 1737, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 46 years old.

1740 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE married 8 November 1740, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Jean-Nicolas VEZINA

1741 Death
6 February 1741
Batiscan, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 49.

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