Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE

(b. 5 December 1718 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1806 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )

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Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE was born 5 December 1718 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE was the child of Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE and Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) and Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU) (maternal) Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Jacqueline CHARRON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Therese married Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC 23 November 1739 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC was born 13 October 1715 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean-Baptiste died 9 March 1780 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY and Mathurine AUBUCHON dite DESALLIERS.

Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE died 8 April 1806 in Sainte-Élisabeth, 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 Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE

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Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE married

Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC-- Date: 23 November 1739 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC was the child of Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY and Mathurine AUBUCHON dite DESALLIERS

Children of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC and Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE:

Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC (b.19 October 1740, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 14 December 1809, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME 8 November 1762 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Jeanne JOLY dite DELBEC (b.26 May 1743, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1804, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre BONIN dit STE-MARIE 22 February 1762 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC (b.1 October 1745, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1808, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Angélique GOULET 7 November 1774 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Joseph JOLY (b.15 April 1757, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 14 August 1821, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise BONIN 19 July 1784 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre JOLY (b.23 July 1763, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte BLASSE dite BELHUMEUR 19 January 1784 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1718 Birth
5 December 1718
Sorel, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE and Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC 23 November 1739, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 20 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC was born 19 October 1740, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Therese was 21 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne JOLY dite DELBEC was born 26 May 1743, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Therese was 24 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC was born 1 October 1745, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Therese was 26 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph JOLY was born 15 April 1757, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Therese was 38 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne JOLY dite DELBEC married 22 February 1762, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Pierre BONIN dit STE-MARIE

1762 Marriage of Child
Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC married 8 November 1762, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre JOLY was born 23 July 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Therese was 44 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC married 7 November 1774, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Angélique GOULET

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.

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC died 9 March 1780, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Pierre JOLY married 19 January 1784, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Josephte BLASSE dite BELHUMEUR

1784 Marriage of Child
Joseph JOLY married 19 July 1784, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marie-Louise BONIN

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

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

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

1804 Death of Child
Marie-Jeanne JOLY dite DELBEC died 23 December 1804, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Therese was 86 years old.

1806 Death
8 April 1806
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 87.

Added: 7/30/2019 2:18:49 PM - Updated: 3/18/2026 4:09:30 PM