THE GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE « RICHER DIT LOUVETEAU
» OF NORTH AMERICA, 1698- 2011
This Dictionary includes the descendants of Jacques Ériché
(Richer) and Marie Joffrion (Geoffrion)
married on April 8th 1698 at Notre-Dame in Montreal,
ancestors of all the Richers dit
Louveteau in North America.
Some are known in America
as Lefto, Lifto or even Lefault. The volume is 858 pages and it includes the family
new coat of arm, a short history of the origins and establishment of Jacques in
Montreal in
1698 and a copy and translation of Jacques and Marie’s marriage
certificate. You will be able to follow
the Richers by family on to thirteen generations. The
authors, François and Louis Richer, spent twenty-five years gathering
information from different sources on the family.
Few copies of the Dictionary are still available. The price is $75 plus
shipping cost.
If you wish to get yours, you may order it by contacting one of the
authors at:
Louis Richer
The Dictionary was launched during the first family reunion of the Richers dit Louveteau
of North America that took place in Montreal,
July 2nd and 3rd, 2011. Over 260 participants spent the week-end meeting each
other, discussing and celebrating their ancestors.
On Saturday, we were introduced to the history of the Richers by a two-hour presentation on their journey across
the North American continent. Then the Dictionary was introduced and presented.
During the evening, we attended a banquet with live music followed by a dance. Sunday
was spent visiting by bus mythical places of the Richer
story. At Saint-Geneviève-de-Pierrefonds, we attended
a concert by Jean-Michel Richer, baryton followed by
a visit of the church, crypt and cemetery. A commemorative plaque was unveiled
to honour Jacques and Marie, our common ancestors, and over 200 hundreds Richers buried in the local cemetery.
Then we moved on to Saint-Joseph-du-Lac where
we shared a traditional meal at a sugar cabin. On our way to Saint-Eustache, we
stopped briefly on La Fresnière Road, in front of Paul Richer
and Cécile Brisebois’ farm,
third generation ancestors to many Richers
taking part in the event. We visited Old Saint-Eustache under the direction of
Sylvie Richer, including the church, one of the scenes where the 1837 Canadian
Rebellion against British rule took place.
We came back to Montreal,
at the Saint-Michel arena, close to where Jacques and Marie settled in 1702,
where representatives of the French Marine Infantry re-enacted some military
exercise. Jacques was a member of this military unit when he came to North America around 1693. An honorary certificate was
presented to Vincent Richer, the Commandant of the local police station, in the
presence of Annie Samson, mayor of the burrough. The
event ended with a glass of wine, a ton of applauds and a little
nostalgia.