Etienne Rivet (3rd)

#175, b. 1717, d. Apr 1779
Father*Etienne Rivet (2nd) b. circa 1683
Mother*Anne LePrince b. circa 1678, d. after 1755
Etienne Rivet (3rd)|b. 1717\nd. Apr 1779|p175.htm|Etienne Rivet (2nd)|b. circa 1683|p319.htm|Anne LePrince|b. circa 1678\nd. after 1755|p320.htm|Etienne Rivet|b. circa 1652\nd. before 1707|p1436.htm|Marie-Jeanne (Anne) Comeau|b. circa 1663\nd. before 1693|p1437.htm|Jacques (Jean) LePrince|b. 1646\nd. 1692|p1428.htm|Marguerite Hebert|b. circa 1652\nd. before 1734|p1427.htm|
ChartsDescendants of Etienne Rivet of Acadia
RelationshipGrandson of Etienne Rivet.
Last Edited29 Dec 2010
Birth*1717 Etienne Rivet (3rd) was born in 1717 at Pisiquid, St. Famille Parish, Acadia, Canada.1,2 
Marriage*1743 He married first Claire Forest, daughter of Pierre Forest Jr. and Madeleine Babin, in 1743 at Pisiquid, Acadia, Canada.1 
AcadianDep*Oct 1755 Etienne Rivet (3rd) and Claire Forest were deported in Oct 1755 from Acadia to MD, with children Etienne Rivet (4th), Francois Rivet, Jean Rivet, Pierre Rivet Sr. and Theodore Rivet. They were on one of the four ships that left in October and arrived in late November.3 
(Widow) Deathbetween 1755 and 1763 He was left a widower when his wife, Claire, died between 1755 and 1763 in MD. 
AcadianCen*7 Jul 1763 Etienne Rivet (3rd) was a widower enumerated at Upper Marlborough, MD, in the census on 7 Jul 1763, with his children Etienne Rivet (4th), Francois Rivet, Jean Rivet, Pierre Rivet Sr. and Theodore Rivet.3 
AcadianTran*5 Jan 1769 Etienne Rivet (3rd) was transported on 5 Jan 1769 from Maryland to LA, with children Etienne, Francois, Pierre and Theodore, on the schooner Britannia. It took them almost a year to complete the harrowing journey. On their way to Louisiana, they missed the mouth of the Mississippi River due to strong winds and fog, and eventually landed at the Espiritu Santo Bay area of Texas. There they endured mistreatment, pillaging and abandonment of their ship, and we can only imagine what other hardships. After many weeks, possibly months, they were allowed to begin a trek by land to Louisiana, taking a month and a half to finally arrive at Natchitoches on 24 Oct 1769.4,3 
Marriage*between 6 Jun 1774 and 4 Jul 1774 Etienne Rivet (3rd) married second Elizabeth Landry, daughter of Pierre Landry and Claire Babin, between 6 Jun 1774 and 4 Jul 1774 at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church at Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, LA. Witnesses were Abraham Landry and Athanase Landry.5,1 
Death*Apr 1779 Etienne Rivet (3rd) died in Apr 1779 in Ascension Parish, LA.6 
Burial*10 Apr 1779 He was buried in Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, LA.6,1 

Family

Claire Forest d. between 1755 and 1763
Children

Citations

  1. [S110] Stephen A. White. Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes (in French). (Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: Universite de Moncton, Centre D'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999).
  2. [S40] The Acadians in France Vol. II, Belle-Isle-en-Mer Registers.
  3. [S456] Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home. Website. Online http://www.acadian-home.org
  4. [S60] Wood, Gregory A. A Guide to the Acadians in Maryland in the 18th & 19th Centuries. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1995.
  5. [S24] Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Vol. 2. 1770-1803. Baton Rouge, LA: BRDA.
  6. [S18] Diocese of Baton Rouge, Catholic Church Records 1707-1900. (Baton Rouge, LA: BRDA, 1978-2007).
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