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Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit JOLY was born abt. 1754 in Québec Province, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit JOLY was the child of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST and Charlotte VALOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien JOLY dit LAFOREST and Catherine VANET dite PARISIEN (maternal) Jacques VALOIS dit GRANDCHAMP and Marguerite CARPENTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite FORCIER 15 July 1777 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite FORCIER was born abt. 1757 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite was the child of Joseph FORCIER and Agathe-Veronique PETIT.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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Marguerite FORCIER-- Date: 15 July 1777 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite FORCIER was the child of Joseph FORCIER and Agathe-Veronique PETIT
Children of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit JOLY and Marguerite FORCIER:
Marguerite FORCIER-- Date: 15 July 1777 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada Marguerite FORCIER was the child of Joseph FORCIER and Agathe-Veronique PETIT
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1777 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit JOLY and Marguerite FORCIER 15 July 1777, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
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