When Marie Marcelline Dussault was born on 29 March 1827, in Contrecoeur, Lajemmerais, Quebec, Canada, her father, Francois Dussault, was 59 and her mother, Therese Thibault, was 42. She married Denis Rivet on 10 October 1843, in Verchères, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in District Judiciaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada in 1901 and Quebec, Canada in 1911.