Joseph JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)

(b. abt. 1780 , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 January 1844 , Sorel, Canada East )

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Joseph JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) was born abt. 1780 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) was the child of François-Xavier JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marguerite DUPRA dite PRATTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Marie-Marguerite DUTERTRE (DUTARTRE) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DUPRAT (PRATTE) and Marie-Claire BOUTON

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

Joseph married Elisabeth MOREAU 30 September 1805 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth MOREAU was born abt. 1780 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Elisabeth was the child of Pierre MOREAU and Theotiste RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE.

Joseph JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) died 30 January 1844 in Sorel, Canada East .
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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 Joseph JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)

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Joseph JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) married

Elisabeth MOREAU-- Date: 30 September 1805 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Elisabeth MOREAU was the child of Pierre MOREAU and Theotiste RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

Children

Adelaide Dauphinais 1818 m. Plante Dominique

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Children of Joseph JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Elisabeth MOREAU:

Louis-Narcisse GENTON dit DAUPHINE (b.14 April 1828, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 28 October 1891, Sorel, Québec, Canada )
m. Ursule JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 2 February 1852 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1805 Marriage / Partner
Joseph JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) and Elisabeth MOREAU 30 September 1805, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Louis-Narcisse GENTON dit DAUPHINE was born 14 April 1828, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)