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Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne 1882 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1882

Birth Location: St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada

Death Date: 25 Oct 1958

Death Location: Lac-Bellemare, St-Mathieu, Québec

Father: Sévère Dufresne

Mother: Mary Fortin

Spouse(s): Césarie Dubé, Jeanne Dubé

Children(s): Louisana Dufresne, Alphonse Dufresne, Ernest Dufresne

The story of Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne began in 1882 in St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada. In 1891, Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne resided in St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne married Césarie Dubé, Jeanne Dubé, and had children including Louisana Dufresne, Alphonse Dufresne, Ernest Dufresne. Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne passed away in 1958 in Lac-Bellemare, St-Mathieu, Québec.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne began in 1882 in St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada.
  • In 1891, Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne resided in St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada.
  • Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne married Césarie Dubé, Jeanne Dubé, and had children including Louisana Dufresne, Alphonse Dufresne, Ernest Dufresne.
  • Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne passed away in 1958 in Lac-Bellemare, St-Mathieu, Québec.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sévère Dufresne
1853 – 1921
Birth Location: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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Mary Fortin
1862 – 1901
Birth Location: Quebec
MF

Spouses(s)

Césarie Dubé
1883 – 1911
Birth Location: St-Boniface, Québec, Canada
CD
Jeanne Dubé
1882 – 1957
Birth Location: Quebec
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Children(s)

Louisana Dufresne
1902 –
Birth Location: Quebec
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Alphonse Dufresne
1905 – 1986
Birth Location: St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
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Ernest Dufresne
1908 –
Birth Location: Quebec
ED

Joseph-Sévère Dufresne's Ancestors

Self
Joseph-Sévère Dufresne
1882 – 1958
Birth Place: St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
Parents
Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne
1853 – 1921
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Mary (\ Marie) Fortin
1862 – 1901
Quebec
Grandparents
François (Rivard dit) Dufresne
1824 – 1910
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Québec, Canada
Marie Dupont
1824 – 1898
Pointe-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Louis Dufresne
1798 – 1858
Appoline Thibault
1803 – 1885
Louis Dupont
1794 – 1882
Marie-Anne Beliesse
1792 – 1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Antoine Dufresne
1770 – 1845
Marguerite Despins
1767 – 1848
Alexis Thibault
1781 – 1848
Adélaïde Bourgainville
1782 – 1818
François Dupont
1761 – 1833
Marie-Anne Chayer
1765 – 1843
François Buttiger
1760 – 1809
Marie-Anne Arsenault
1772 – 1848

Joseph-Sévère Dufresne's Descendants

1.
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Joseph-Sévère (Rivard dit) Dufresne (3 Jul 1882 – 25 Oct 1958) m. Césarie Dubé (29 Juin 1883 – 19 Août 1911) m. Jeanne Dubé (abt 1882 – 1957)
  1. 1. Louisana Dufresne (Jun 1902 – )
  2. 2. Alphonse Dufresne (20 Mars 1905 – 23 février 1986) m. Glorvina Bellerive (12 Sept 1904 – 29 septembre 1997)
    1. 1. Léo-Paul Dufresne (1925 – )
    2. 2. Léo-Paul Dufresne (1925 – )
    3. 3. Marie-Paule Dufresne (14 Août 1935 – 12 Oct 2014) m. Marcel Lafrenière (2 Oct 1935 – 14 Juin 2013)
      1. 1. Estelle Lafrenière (c. 1958 – 23 juillet 2021)
      2. 2. Dany Lafrenière (13 Avr 1962 – ) m. France Bellemare (21 Sept 1964 – )
        1. 1. Sandie Lafrenière (18 Août 1983 – )
        2. 2. Julie Lafrenière (18 Août 1983 – ) m. Mathieu Laliberté-Rock (19 Jan 1983 – )
      3. 3. Lyse Lafrenière (14 décembre 1967 – 20 février 2016)
    4. 4. Rita Dufresne ( – Feu)
    5. 5. Jeannine Dufresne ( – Feu)
  3. 3. Ernest Dufresne (Dec 1908 – )

Joseph-Sévère Dufresne's Timeline

7 Records

1882
3 Jul 1882
Birth of Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne in St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
1882
4 Jul 1882
Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne was baptized in Saint-Boniface, Québec, Canada
Saint-Boniface, Québec, Canada
1891
1891
Age 9
Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne resided here in St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
1901
1901
Age 19
Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne resided here in St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
1911
1911
Age 29
Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne resided here in St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
1921
1921
Age 39
Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne resided here in St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
1958
25 Oct 1958
Age 76
Death of Joseph-Sévère Rivard dit Dufresne in Lac-Bellemare, St-Mathieu, Québec
Lac-Bellemare, St-Mathieu, Québec

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1882
    Event Place: St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: St Mathieu, St Maurice, Quebec, Canada; Roll: T-6420; Family No: 6
    [2] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Saint-Mathieu, Trois-Rivières and Saint-Maurice, Quebec; Page: 2; Family No: 16
    [3] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16, Trois-Rivière and St Maurice, Quebec; Page: 10; Family No: 83
    [4] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 146; Census Place: 146, Three Rivers-St Maurice, Quebec; Page Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1882
    Event Place: Saint-Boniface, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: St Mathieu, St Maurice, Quebec, Canada; Roll: T-6420; Family No: 6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Saint-Mathieu, Trois-Rivières and Saint-Maurice, Quebec; Page: 2; Family No: 16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16, Trois-Rivière and St Maurice, Quebec; Page: 10; Family No: 83

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: St-Mathieu, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 146; Census Place: 146, Three Rivers-St Maurice, Quebec; Page Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1958
    Event Place: Lac-Bellemare, St-Mathieu, Québec
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