Andre PILET dit JOLICOEUR

(b. 7 March 1767 , Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 January 1833 , Beauceville, Lower Canada )

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Andre PILET dit JOLICOEUR was born 7 March 1767 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Andre PILET dit JOLICOEUR was the child of Vincent PILET dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Genevieve GODBOUT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Laurent-Francois PILET dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Therese BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ (maternal) Antoine GODBOUT and Genevieve ROULEAU

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

Andre married Charlotte BEGIN 22 February 1802 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte BEGIN was born 1 March 1778 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Charlotte died 20 July 1849 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce). Charlotte was the child of Jean-Louis BEGIN and Genevieve LACASSE.

Andre PILET dit JOLICOEUR died 6 January 1833 in Beauceville, 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 Andre PILET dit JOLICOEUR

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Andre PILET dit JOLICOEUR married

Charlotte BEGIN-- Date: 22 February 1802 Place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Charlotte BEGIN was the child of Jean-Louis BEGIN and Genevieve LACASSE

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Children of Andre PILET dit JOLICOEUR and Charlotte BEGIN:

Godefroy PILET dit JOLICOEUR (b.25 January 1809, Beauceville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Josette POUQUEVILLE dite NORMAND 14 September 1835 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1767 Birth
7 March 1767
Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Andre PILET dit JOLICOEUR and Charlotte BEGIN 22 February 1802, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

He was 34 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Godefroy PILET dit JOLICOEUR was born 25 January 1809, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

Andre was 41 years old.

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