Nicolas Rivard 
Nicolas was born on June 15th, 1617 in St-Aubin DE Tourouvre, Mortagne, Perche.1 Nicolas' father was Pierre Nicholas Rivard Lavigne and his mother was Jeanne Mullard. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Michael Rivard and Jehanne Chevreau; his maternal grandparents were Robert Mullard and Francoise Lousche. He had six brothers and two sisters, named Marin, Mathieu, Pierre, Jean, Gabriel, Robert Rivard, Anne and Marie Rivard Dit. He was the second oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 84 on July 1st, 1701 in Ste-Geneviève-DE-Batiscan, Cté Champlain.1 General Notes
Nicolas was born in the town of Tourouvre, France in 1617. When he was 31 years old,
he obtained a three-year contract to work in New-France for Monsieur Noël Juchereau, Sieur des Chastillées. He left France in 1648 from the port of La Rochelle.
He married the widow of Mathurin Guillet, Catherine de Saint-Père, in Trois Rivières in 1653.
They moved to Bastican where they had ten children. The third child, Julien, is the progenitor of our family line.
Nicolas was a civic-minded individual and was involved in the public affairs of the town. He did not hesitate to defend the poor and the weak members of his community and he took the initiative to protect the common interests of the local inhabitants. He was the local militia captain until he was 81 years old. He died in 1701 at age 84.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1570 in Perche, Normandie, France d.14 Sep 1620 in Tourouvre, France
- b.~ 1540 in Tourouvre, Perche, France d.> 1571 in Tourouvre, Perche, France
- b.07 Jan 1591 in St-Aubin DE Tourouvre, Mortagne, Perche d.16 Mar 1652 in St-Aubin DE Tourouvre, Mortagne, Perche
- b.< 1550 in Lapoterie, France d.> 1578 in Lapoterie, France
- b.1578 in La Poterie, Tourouvre, Perche, France d.< 1620 in Tourouvre, Perche, Normandy
- b.~ 1550 in Lapoterie, France d.> 1578 in Lapoterie, France
- b.15 Jun 1617 in St-Aubin DE Tourouvre, Mortagne, Perche d.01 Jul 1701 in Ste-Geneviève-DE-Batiscan, Cté Champlain
- b.~ 1540 in Tourouvre, Perche, France d.> 1567 in Tourouvre, Perche, France
- b.1567 in Tourouvre, Perche, France d.06 Mar 1614 in Tourouvre, Perche, France
- b.08 Jul 1597 in St-Aubin DE Tourouvre, Mortagne, Perche d.> 1638 in St-Aubin DE Tourouvre, Mortagne, Perche
- b.~ 1505 in Tourouvre, Perche, France d.22 Jan 1562-1563 in Tourouvre, Perche, France
- b.1535 in Tourouvre, Perche, France d.26 Nov 1604 in Tourouvre, Perche, France
- b.~ 1485 in Perche, Normandy, France d.~30 Jun 1569 in Perche, Normandy, France
- b.~ 1505 in Tourouvre, Perche, France d.> 1535 in Tourouvre, Perche, France
- b.~ 1490 in Champeaux, France d.>20 Jun 1557 in France
- b.~ 1565 in Tourouvre, Perche, France d.05 Mar 1613 in Tourouvre, Perche, France
- b.~ 1535 in Tourouvre, Perche, France d.1582 in Tourouvre, Perche, France
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Nicolas and Catherine Isabelle De were married in a religious ceremony in 1653 in Trois Rivieres, Quebec.1 They had six sons and four daughters, named Nicolas, Julien Lavigne, Francois Rivard, Pierre Rivard, Jean, Antoine, Jeanne, Marie Madeleine, Michel and Marie Catherine.
Family Notes
CHAN17 May 2004
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Children
Nicolas Rivard
Nicolas was born on February 1st, 1654 in Trois Rivieres, Quebec.1 He died at the age of 65 on December 2nd, 1719 in Batiscan, Quebec, Canada.1
Jeanne Rivard
Jeanne was born on April 24th, 1656 in Trois Rivieres, Quebec.1 She died at the age of 42 on November 25th, 1698 in Champlain, Quebec, Canada.1
Julien Lavigne Rivard
Julien Lavigne was born on December 9th, 1657 in Trois Rivieres, Quebec.1 He died at the age of 51 on December 9th, 1708 in Batiscan, Quebec, Canada.1
Francois Rivard Lacoursiere
Francois Rivard was born on September 27th, 1659 in Trois Rivieres, St. Maurice Co., Quebec.1 He died at the age of 66 on September 14th, 1726 in Batiscan, Quebec, Canada.1
Pierre Rivard Lanouette
Pierre Rivard was born about 1661 in Trois Rivieres, Quebec.1 He died on January 28th, 1724 in Batiscan, Quebec, Canada.1
Michel Rivard
Michel was born about 1665 in Trois Rivieres, Quebec.1 She died on August 17th, 1687 in Trois Rivieres, Quebec.1
Jean Rivard
Jean was born about 1668 in Batiscan, Quebec, Canada.1 He died on June 30th, 1731 in Ile Du Pas, Quebec, Canada.1
Marie Catherine Rivard
Marie Catherine was born in 1673 in Batiscan, Quebec, Canada.1 She died at the age of 30 on February 15th, 1703.1
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