Elisabeth JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE

(b. 7 January 1728 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1784 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Elisabeth JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE was born 7 January 1728 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Elisabeth JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE was the child of Joseph JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marguerite ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Anne TRÉPAGNY (maternal) Guillaume ROY and Angélique BAZIN

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Elisabeth married Dominique DASSYLVA (DASYLVA) 22 August 1747 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Dominique DASSYLVA (DASYLVA) was born 27 March 1702 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Dominique died 2 May 1769 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Dominique was the child of Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA and Marie-Jeanne GRESLON.

Elisabeth married (2) Nicolas CURE dit CHAMPAGNE 19 September 1774 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Nicolas CURE dit CHAMPAGNE was born abt. 1731 in France. Nicolas died 23 December 1801 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).

Elisabeth JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE died 29 June 1784 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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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Elisabeth JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE married

Dominique DASSYLVA (DASYLVA)-- Date: 22 August 1747 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Dominique DASSYLVA (DASYLVA) was the child of Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA and Marie-Jeanne GRESLON

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Elisabeth JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE married

Nicolas CURE dit CHAMPAGNE-- Date: 19 September 1774 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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1728 Birth
7 January 1728
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE and Dominique DASSYLVA (DASYLVA) 22 August 1747, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 19 years old.

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

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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dominique DASSYLVA (DASYLVA) died 2 May 1769, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1774 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE and Nicolas CURE dit CHAMPAGNE 19 September 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 46 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.