Étienne Rioux was born and baptized on the same day, 30 Nov 1726, at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges-de-Trois-Pistoles. [1] His godparents were Fr. Etienne Auclair (the priest performing the baptism) and Agnes Leblond (cousin of the infant). Oddly, the parents' names were not mentioned.
On 21 Jul 1749 Etienne Riou, son of Nicolas Riou and Louise Asselin, married Veronique Lepage, daughter of Pierre Lepage and Marie Trepagnie, at St-Germain-de-Rimouski. [2] The couple had at least 9 children: 1750 Etienne, 1752 Louise Veronique, 1754 Jean Baptiste, 1756 M. Catherine, abt 1758 Marie, 1760 M. Therese, 1763 Nicolas Francois, 1767 M. Suzanne, 1769 M. Reine.
Étienne Rioux died on 14 Oct 1800 and was buried on 15 Oct at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges-de-Trois-Pistoles. He was reported aged 75 years. [3]
Jetté, René, Dictionaire Généalogique des Familles du Québec des Origines à 1730 (Montréal, Québec, Canada: University of Montréal Press, 1983). pp. 986-7 (RIOUX, 1710, child # 6)
Programme de reserche en démographie historique (PRDH), Répetoire des actes de baptême, mariage, sépulture, et des recencsements du Québec ancien (47 volumes, through 1765) (2nd edition) (Montréal, Québec, Canada: University of Montréal Press, 1991) Baptism: Vol. 11, p. 563, "B--1726-11-30 N--1726-11-30, 01 ETIENNE/RIOU ...;" Marriage: Vol. 21, p. 538, "--1749-07-21, 01 ETIENNE/RIOU, 02 VERONIQUE/LEPAGE ..."
*First-hand information as remembered by Rolly Rioux, Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
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