Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY

(b. 20 June 1723 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1800 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY was born 20 June 1723 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY 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

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

Marie-Anne married Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) 6 March 1745 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) was born 5 November 1720 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre died 2 June 1791 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre was the child of Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Geneviève GENEREUX.

Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY died 25 October 1800 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-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY

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Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY married

Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD)-- Date: 6 March 1745 Place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) was the child of Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Geneviève GENEREUX

Children of Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) and Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY:

Charles HÉNAULT (ÉNAUD) (b.abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 January 1800, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique BRUNET 17 August 1772 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François HENAULT (b.6 July 1753, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Françoise BRUNET 22 July 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Louise HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.14 April 1757, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1827, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie BRUNET 15 February 1779 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis-Pierre HENAULT dit CANADA (b.3 April 1764, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 June 1832, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse BRUNET 5 November 1787 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1723 Birth
20 June 1723
Sorel, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY and Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) 6 March 1745, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 21 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
François HENAULT was born 6 July 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 14 April 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Anne was 33 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Louis-Pierre HENAULT dit CANADA was born 3 April 1764, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Anne was 40 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Charles HÉNAULT (ÉNAUD) married 17 August 1772, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Angélique BRUNET

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
François HENAULT married 22 July 1776, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Françoise BRUNET

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE married 15 February 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph-Marie BRUNET

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Louis-Pierre HENAULT dit CANADA married 5 November 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Thérèse BRUNET

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

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) died 2 June 1791, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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

1800 Death
25 October 1800
Berthierville, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 77.

Added: 2/9/2015 11:48:33 AM - Updated: 12/1/2020 1:26:01 PM