Brief Life History of Joseph Gerard
When Joseph Gerard Rioux was born on 10 December 1908, in Trois-Pistoles, Témiscouata, Quebec, Canada, his father, Thomas Alphonse Rioux, was 52 and his mother, Emma Berube, was 37. He died on 19 March 1985, in his hometown, at the age of 76, and was buried in Trois-Pistoles, Témiscouata, Quebec, Canada.
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Family Time Line
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- Girard Rioux in household of Alph Rioux, "Canada Census, 1911"
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World Events (2)
1980 · Sovereignty-Association Defeated 60% to 40%
The Quebec independence referendum was the first in Quebec and was called by PQ government which advocated secession from Canada. Another one would happen 1995.
1982
Canada Act is passed. The United Kingdom transfers final legal powers over Canada. The country adopts its new constitution, which includes a charter of rights.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Lucien, Pierre, Donat, Fernand, Jacques, Adrien, Alphonse, Andre, Antoine, Benoit.
Breton (mainly Morbihan): variant of Riou (see Rio ).
French (southern): topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Occitan riou ‘stream’ (from Latin rivus), or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, e.g. Rioux in Charente-Maritime or Rioux-Martin in Charente.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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