Jean-François BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE

(b. 22 February 1729 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 1 June 1809 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Jean-François BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE was born 22 February 1729 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-François BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of Gabriel BLOUIN and Catherine JAHAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mery (Mederic) (Emery) BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie CARREAU (maternal) Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Anne TRÉPAGNY

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Jean-François married Helene LECLERC 6 October 1755 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Helene LECLERC was born 16 September 1735 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Helene died 8 June 1773 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Helene was the child of François LECLERC and Helene COTE.

Jean-François married (2) Marie-Catherine BLOUIN 11 July 1774 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Catherine BLOUIN was born 11 March 1743 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Catherine died 19 December 1811 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Marie-Catherine was the child of Joseph-Marie BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Josephte-Natalie BLAIS.

Jean-François BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE died 1 June 1809 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada .

m. (2) Victoire-Helene Leclerc

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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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Helene LECLERC-- Date: 6 October 1755 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Helene LECLERC was the child of François LECLERC and Helene COTE

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Marie-Catherine BLOUIN-- Date: 11 July 1774 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine BLOUIN was the child of Joseph-Marie BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Josephte-Natalie BLAIS

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1729 Birth
22 February 1729
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Helene LECLERC 6 October 1755 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 26 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.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Helene LECLERC died 8 June 1773, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Catherine BLOUIN 11 July 1774, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 45 years old.

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.