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Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST was born 5 September 1714 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST was the child of Julien JOLY dit LAFOREST and Catherine VANET dite PARISIEN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Charles VANET dit PARISIEN and Catherine MAGNANSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte VALOIS 4 January 1748 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charlotte VALOIS was born 11 June 1719 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Charlotte died 21 June 1780 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Charlotte was the child of Jacques VALOIS dit GRANDCHAMP and Marguerite CARPENTIER.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST
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Charlotte VALOIS-- Date: 4 January 1748 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Charlotte VALOIS was the child of Jacques VALOIS dit GRANDCHAMP and Marguerite CARPENTIER
Children of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST and Charlotte VALOIS:
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit JOLY (b.abt. 1754, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite FORCIER 15 July 1777 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST (b.20 August 1755, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 4 August 1835, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND 23 April 1781 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
Michel JOLY dit LAFOREST (b.5 November 1757, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 13 October 1824, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève LAVALLEE 27 July 1795 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Charlotte VALOIS-- Date: 4 January 1748 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France Charlotte VALOIS was the child of Jacques VALOIS dit GRANDCHAMP and Marguerite CARPENTIER
Children of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST and Charlotte VALOIS:
Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit JOLY (b.abt. 1754, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Marguerite FORCIER 15 July 1777 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST (b.20 August 1755, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 4 August 1835, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )m. Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND 23 April 1781 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
Michel JOLY dit LAFOREST (b.5 November 1757, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 13 October 1824, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )m. Geneviève LAVALLEE 27 July 1795 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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1714 Birth 5 September 1714
Sorel, Canada, New France
1748 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST and Charlotte VALOIS 4 January 1748, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 33 years old.
1755 Birth of ChildJoseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST was born 20 August 1755, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.
1757 Birth of ChildMichel JOLY dit LAFOREST was born 5 November 1757, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.
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