Julien Rivard

     Julien was born on Sunday, 28 December 1687 in Batiscan, Les Chenaux County, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Julien Rivard & Elisabeth Tune. He was christened there on 29 December 1687 in St-Francois-Xavier Church.¹ Julien married Marie-Catherine Gailloux, daughter of Pierre Gailloux and Marguerite Crete, on 29 July 1721 in Batiscan, Les Chenaux County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Francois-Xavier Church.² Julien & Marie-Catherine had children: Julien-Jean-Marie [2/02/1722-11/01/1803][m. 1/14/1754 Marie-Antoinette Vacher dit Lacerte], Joseph [3/22/1724-10/25/1756][m. 7/18/1746 Marie Cecile Lamay], Marie-Louise [3/15/1726-12/13/1771][m. 11/25/1748 Joseph Rochereau dit Vivier & 2nd 11/14/1757 Antoine Lesieur], Jean-Baptiste [7/12/1728][m. 3/04/1753 Genevieve Gautheir], Catherine [9/26/1730-4/18/1810], a child [8/14/1733], Paul [9/26/1734-5/01/1766][m. 8/15/1760 Marie-Anne Lefebvre dit Destoteaux] & Marie-Josephte [11/01/1737-2/27/1828][m. 11/21/1757 Pierre Gelinas].³ He was buried there in the churchyard of Ste-Anne on Saturday, 28 March 1761.⁴ Julien departed this life in Yamachiche, Quebec, Canada.