Charles RIVET

(b. 15 August 1685 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1760 , Repentigny, Canada )

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Charles RIVET was born 15 August 1685 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Charles RIVET was the child of Maurice RIVET and Marie-Moise CUSSON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean CUSSON and Marie FOUBERT

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Charles married Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS 1 February 1717 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS was born 6 July 1695 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephe died 26 June 1780 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Josephe was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT).

Charles RIVET died 5 September 1760 in Repentigny, 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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Charles RIVET married

Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS-- Date: 1 February 1717 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Children of Charles RIVET and Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS:

Marie-Josephe RIVET (b.1 December 1717, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )

Charles RIVET (b.25 May 1719, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Anne RIVET (b.13 July 1720, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joachim LEVESQUE 22 February 1745 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Michel RIVET (b.20 August 1726, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1807, Repentigny, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte PAYET dite ST-AMOUR 4 January 1754 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
m. Marie-Charlotte BEAUDRY 17 June 1782 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Charlotte RIVET (b.10 May 1731, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1813, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. François DANSEREAU 10 November 1749 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph RIVET (b.11 September 1734, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1790, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Genevieve METHOT 7 February 1757 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Antoine RIVET (b.16 February 1736, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 7 April 1802, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne METHOT 19 January 1761 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
m. Marguerite COURSOL 1 July 1765 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1685 Birth
15 August 1685
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Charles RIVET and Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS 1 February 1717, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe RIVET was born 1 December 1717, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Charles was 32 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Charles RIVET was born 25 May 1719, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Charles was 33 years old.

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

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RIVET was born 13 July 1720, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Charles was 34 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Michel RIVET was born 20 August 1726, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Charles was 41 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte RIVET was born 10 May 1731, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Charles was 45 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Joseph RIVET was born 11 September 1734, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Charles was 49 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Antoine RIVET was born 16 February 1736, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Charles was 50 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RIVET married 22 February 1745, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Joachim LEVESQUE

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte RIVET married 10 November 1749, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to François DANSEREAU

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Michel RIVET married 4 January 1754, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Charlotte PAYET dite ST-AMOUR

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph RIVET married 7 February 1757, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Genevieve METHOT