Lynn (Rivard) Ferencz's Old Photos - a Rivard Family Photo History

(Photo used with the permission of Lynn (Rivard) Ferencz)
Leander and Mary Ann (nee Fournier) Rivard are surrounded by their family in this circa 1890 studio photograpic portrait.
Back row (left to right): Anne (Diegel), Joseph Leander, James Richard (became a Roman Catholic priest), John C.
Seated: Rose Susanne (Trombley), Leamder, Mary Ann (nee Fournier), Delia/Justine Adele (Schoenherr),
Mary Elizabeth "Libby" (Diegel). Front: Paul J., Edmund Eugene.

Leander and his Rivard relatives owned farms that straddled French Road in what is now the city of Detroit. Leander Street is located on his former acreage. Leander's ancestors were members of the earliest French families that settled in Detroit. Leander was the son of Leon and Felicity (Seguin) Rivard, the grandson of Francois and Mary Isabella (Chapoton) Rivard, the great-grandson of Jean Baptiste and Marie Catherine (Yax) Rivard and the great-great grandson of Thomas and Jeanne (Chevreau) Rivard. [chart].

The Rivard family farms are shown on this 1876 map. Present-day Van Dyke Avenue is the
north-south road and French Road runs on an angle between Six Mile and Lynch Roads.
Connors Creek runs parallel to French Road in the area that later became Detroit City Airport.

(Photo used with the permission of Lynn (Rivard) Ferencz)
The Joseph Rivard farm house, circa 1900.
Standing (left to right): Ray Rivard and his mother C. Frances (Baumgartner) Rivard (wife of Joseph Rivard).
Sitting: brothers Loyola (with curls), Leander and Anthony (Tony).

(Photo used with the permission of Lynn (Rivard) Ferencz)
Anthony Baumgartner, the father of C. Frances Baumgartner (above) who married Joseph Rivard.

Joseph Rivard farmed 170 acres of land at the intersection of Van Dyke and 13 Mile Road in Warren Township:

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This photo was taken on the Joseph Rivard farm. His son Loyola is the boy with the rifle on his shoulder in front of the
younger children and his mother C. Frances. Son Ray stands in front of the cows and their father Joseph is holding
the team of horses at right. Joseph's hired farm hand is standing on top of the horse in the background.

(Photo used with the permission of Lynn (Rivard) Ferencz)

(Photo courtesy of Mike Grobbel)

St. Clement Parish First Communion Class of 1909.

The boy in the first row, third from the right, is Loyola Rivard (also shown at left). Cresczentia "Grace" Minick is in the third row from the front, second from the left (directly beneath the tall girl in the back row). In 1924, Loyola would marry Grace's first cousin, Rosella "Rose" Snoblen.

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Joseph and C. Frances (Baumgartner) Rivard and their children (circa 1912).
Standing (l-r) Cecil, Loyola, Anthony (?), Leander, Ray (?), Frances (Trombley).
Sitting (l-r) Joseph (son), Joseph (father), Aurelius (a.k.a."Real"), C. Frances and Ruth (Buechel).
(1910 US Census record) (1920 US Census record)

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Bernard and Catherine (Grobbel) Snoblen, parents of Rosella Snoblen (below),
who married Loyola Rivard.

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Loyola Rivard and Rosella (Snoblen) Rivard's wedding portrait.
(l-r) Ruth Rivard, Anthony Buechel, Loyola Rivard, Rosella Snoblen.
They were married on November 27, 1924 at St. Peter and Paul Church in
North Branch, Michigan. Ruth and Anthony would marry in 1927.

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Loyola and Rosella Rivard with their children on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary in November of 1974.
Standing left to right: Eugene Rivard, Evelyn (Rivard) Boyd, Lorraine (Rivard) Masta, Mary (Rivard) Currie/Robinet,
Harold Rivard and Kenneth Rivard. Sitting: Loyola Rivard and Rosella (Snoblen) Rivard.

(Photo used with the permission of Lynn (Rivard) Ferencz)
Kenneth and Delphine (Frank) Rivard with their children on the occasion of their son Daniel's wedding day, April 16, 1982.
Standing, left to right: Clifford Michael, Karen Marie (Steele), Laura Jean, Lynn Anne (Ferencz), Michelle Louise (Rochowiak),
Gloria Rose (Laczynski) and Daniel John.

(Photo used with the permission of Lynn (Rivard) Ferencz)
Left to right: Anton Allen Ferencz and Lynn Ann (Rivard) Ferencz with their daughters
Theresa Lynn and Anna Maria (April 6, 2005 photo).
Lynn Ann is the daughter of Kenneth Rivard.

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