Marie-Angélique JOLY dite DELBEC

(b. abt. 1740 , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 May 1809 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Angélique JOLY dite DELBEC was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Angélique JOLY dite DELBEC was the child of Marc-Antoine DELBEC dit JOLY and Marie-Anne BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY and Geneviève TERILLON dite TESSIER (maternal) Charles BOUCHER and Marguerite-Agnes PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Marie-Angélique married Jean RIVAL dit BELLEROSE 4 November 1760 in Berthierville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean RIVAL dit BELLEROSE was born 21 March 1734 in Framboise, France. Jean died 6 April 1821 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).

Marie-Angélique JOLY dite DELBEC died 19 May 1809 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Marie-Angélique JOLY dite DELBEC

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Marie-Angélique JOLY dite DELBEC married

Jean RIVAL dit BELLEROSE-- Date: 4 November 1760 Place: Berthierville, Canada

Children of Jean RIVAL dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Angélique JOLY dite DELBEC:

Marie-Angélique RIVAL dite BELLEROSE (b.27 May 1762, Berthierville, Canada d. 16 July 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX 12 May 1783 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Victoire RIVAL dite BELLEROSE (b.12 May 1769, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 April 1801, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAMBERT dit AUBIN 6 October 1788 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE (b.6 December 1785, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Amable FERLAND 16 August 1813 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Angélique JOLY dite DELBEC and Jean RIVAL dit BELLEROSE 4 November 1760 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique RIVAL dite BELLEROSE was born 27 May 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1769 Birth of Child
Victoire RIVAL dite BELLEROSE was born 12 May 1769, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique RIVAL dite BELLEROSE married 12 May 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
François-Nicolas RIVAL dit BELLEROSE was born 6 December 1785, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1788 Marriage of Child
Victoire RIVAL dite BELLEROSE married 6 October 1788, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste LAMBERT dit AUBIN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Death of Child
Marie-Angélique RIVAL dite BELLEROSE died 16 July 1797, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Death of Child
Victoire RIVAL dite BELLEROSE died 12 April 1801, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1809 Death
19 May 1809
Berthierville, Lower Canada

Added: 6/30/2019 1:03:42 PM - Updated: 3/18/2026 4:15:05 PM