Antoine RIVET

(b. 29 August 1733 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 27 July 1807 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Antoine RIVET was born 29 August 1733 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Antoine RIVET was the child of Michel RIVET and Marie-Helene FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice RIVET and Marie-Moise CUSSON (maternal) Urbain-Pierre FOUCAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and Jeanne ROSSIGNOL

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Antoine married Marie-Josephe VEGIARD 4 February 1760 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe VEGIARD was born 2 July 1728 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Josephe died 4 March 1796 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Josephe was the child of Raymond VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Angélique PINEAU.

Antoine RIVET died 27 July 1807 in L'Assomption, Lower 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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Antoine RIVET married

Marie-Josephe VEGIARD-- Date: 4 February 1760 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada
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Marie-Josephe VEGIARD was the child of Raymond VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Angélique PINEAU

Children of Antoine RIVET and Marie-Josephe VEGIARD:

Antoine RIVET (b.7 May 1761, Verchères, Canada d. 31 July 1838, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )

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1733 Birth
29 August 1733
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Antoine RIVET and Marie-Josephe VEGIARD 4 February 1760 , Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Antoine RIVET was born 7 May 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine was 27 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.

1775 - 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.