Louis RIQUET dit LAVERDURE

(b. 25 May 1720 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1789 , Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis RIQUET dit LAVERDURE was born 25 May 1720 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Louis RIQUET dit LAVERDURE was the child of François RIQUET dit LAVERDURE and Marie-Anne RENAUD dite LOCAS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-Andre RENAUD dit LOCAS (LOCAT) and Marie-Françoise DESPORTES

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Louis married Geneviève FORGET 6 September 1749 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . Geneviève FORGET was born 20 February 1726 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Geneviève died 21 July 1755 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORGET and Thérèse THIBAULT.

Louis married (2) Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS 13 June 1757 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS was born 15 February 1735 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Louise died 13 November 1764 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-François FORGET dit DESPATIS and Marguerite-Louise NOËL dite LABONTÉ.

Louis married (3) Marie SUREAU dite BLONDIN 8 April 1766 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie SUREAU dite BLONDIN was born 11 September 1734 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie died 7 October 1815 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie was the child of Pierre SUREAU dit BLONDIN and Marie-Agnes-Francoise LEDOUX.

Louis RIQUET dit LAVERDURE died 18 July 1789 in Laval, 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.

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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Louis RIQUET dit LAVERDURE married

Geneviève FORGET-- Date: 6 September 1749 Place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Geneviève FORGET was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORGET and Thérèse THIBAULT

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Louis RIQUET dit LAVERDURE married

Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS-- Date: 13 June 1757 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS was the child of Jean-François FORGET dit DESPATIS and Marguerite-Louise NOËL dite LABONTÉ

Children of Louis RIQUET dit LAVERDURE and Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS:

Louis RIQUET dit LAVERDURE married

Marie SUREAU dite BLONDIN-- Date: 8 April 1766 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie SUREAU dite BLONDIN was the child of Pierre SUREAU dit BLONDIN and Marie-Agnes-Francoise LEDOUX

Children of Louis RIQUET dit LAVERDURE and Marie SUREAU dite BLONDIN:

Antoine RIQUET dit LAVERDURE (b.3 April 1767, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1720 Birth
25 May 1720
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Louis RIQUET dit LAVERDURE and Geneviève FORGET 6 September 1749 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 29 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève FORGET died 21 July 1755, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Louis RIQUET dit LAVERDURE and Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS 13 June 1757 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 37 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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS died 13 November 1764, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

1766 Marriage / Partner
Louis RIQUET dit LAVERDURE and Marie SUREAU dite BLONDIN 8 April 1766 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 45 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Antoine RIQUET dit LAVERDURE was born 3 April 1767, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Louis was 46 years old.

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.