Born in Detroit, Michigan, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Michel Rivard
and Agnes (Saucier) Rivard
Sister of
Michel Rivard, Antoine M. Rivard, Abraham Simon Rivard, Eulalie (Rivard) Campau, Francis Desales Rivard, Cecilia (Rivard) Trombley, Louis Rivard, Magloire Rivard, Oliver Louis Rivard and Agnes (Rivard) Trombly
Wife of
William Meldrum
— married
26 Feb 1816 in Michigan
Descendants 
Mother of
Geneveva (Meldrum) Beaufait, Angelica (Meldrum) Tucker, John William Meldrum, Willliam Meldrum, Cesarius Meldrum, Mary (Meldrum) Beaufait, Mary Agnes Nancy (Meldrum) Peltier, David William Meldrum and Anna Louisa (Meldrum) Dubay
Died
at age 69
in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Mar 2011
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Contents |
Biography
Genevieve was born and baptized on November 2, 1794[1]. She was the daughter of Michel Rivard and Agnes Saucier.
Census
1850 Census: [2]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Myglory Beaufeit Male 36 Michigan
- Mary Beaufeit Female 21 Michigan
- Ceaser Beaufeit Male 3 Michigan
- Eliza J Beaufeit Female 1 Michigan
- Genevieve Meldrum Female 52 Michigan
- Anna Meldrum Female 16 Michigan
- Ceaser Meldrum Male 23 Michigan
- David Meldrum Male 19 Michigan
1860 Census: [3]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Maglory Beufait Male 48 Michigan
- Mary Beufait Female 31 Michigan
- Cesar Beufait Male 13 Michigan
- Mary Ann Beufait Female 9 Michigan
- Octavius Beufait Male 4 Michigan
- Rosa Beufait Female 2 Michigan
- Julia Tucker Female 16 Michigan
- Vital Tucker Male 14 Michigan
- Genevieve Meldrum Female 68 Michigan
Burial
Genevieve was buried in Saint Paul Cemetery in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan [4] Find A Grave: Memorial #28867211
Sources
- ↑ Baptism : Registre du fort Pontchartrain de Détroit Items 1 - 2 Baptisms, marriages and burials, 11 Feb. 1765 (from p. 341) - 1800 page 532/793, first of the left page
- ↑ a"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8R-58Z : 12 April 2016), Genevieve Meldrum in household of Myglory Beaufeit, Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing family 55, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDC-LQC : 14 December 2017), Genevieve Meldrum in entry for Maglory Beufait, 1860.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-DHMN : 11 July 2016), Geneveva Rivard Meldrum, 1864; Burial, Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America, Saint Paul Cemetery
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Genevieve by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Genevieve by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Jean-Pierre Côté
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup I2d - James Jerose :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Tom Kowalski :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
-
~1.56%
Rick Kowalski :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Stacey Meldrum :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Jody (Ard) Ihlenfeldt :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
David Warner :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DavidLWarnerJr
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Laura Wilkins :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T493983 [compare], FTDNA kit #424236
-
~1.56%
S. A. Addy :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #481008
-
~0.78%
Kenneth Clark :
23andMe, GEDmatch M536561 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A884782 [compare], Ancestry member KENCLARK26
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Marc Seguin :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Melinda Penne :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Nancy Frances Rinke :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member nanozturk
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Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
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Rivard-1568 and Rivard-693 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicates. Please merge.
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by Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
Rejected matches › Geneviève Rivard (1795-bef.1862)
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