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
)
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Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST was born 20 August 1755 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST was the child of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST and Charlotte VALOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien JOLY dit LAFOREST and Catherine VANET dite PARISIEN (maternal) Jacques VALOIS dit GRANDCHAMP and Marguerite CARPENTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Marie married Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND 23 April 1781 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was born 14 February 1761 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephte died 22 April 1835 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND and Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE).
Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST died 4 August 1835 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .
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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 Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST
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Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND-- Date: 23 April 1781 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was the child of Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND and Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)
Children of Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST and Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND:
Geneviève LAFOREST (b.22 July 1797, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada d. 28 February 1865, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East )
m. Pierre GODIN 8 February 1820 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND-- Date: 23 April 1781 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND was the child of Pierre LAMY dit DEFOND and Elisabeth-Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)
Children of Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST and Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND:
Geneviève LAFOREST (b.22 July 1797, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada d. 28 February 1865, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East )m. Pierre GODIN 8 February 1820 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
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1755 Birth 20 August 1755
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
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.
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.
1781 Marriage / PartnerJoseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST and Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND 23 April 1781, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
He was 25 years old.
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 Canada1797 Birth of ChildGeneviève LAFOREST was born 22 July 1797, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
Joseph-Marie was 41 years old.
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 England1820 Marriage of ChildGeneviève LAFOREST married 8 February 1820, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Pierre GODIN
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1835 Death 4 August 1835
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 80.
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