Antoine-Toussaint GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY

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16 October 1745 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Died

25 April 1832 , Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

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Antoine GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY Marie-Agathe LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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Born: 16 October 1745 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY

Mother: Marie-Agathe LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GRIVAULT (GRIVEAULT) dit BOISJOLY , Marie-Madeleine SIGOUIN (SEGUOIN)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES , Angélique LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

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Antoine-Toussaint married Genevieve HARNOIS 10 October 1768 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Genevieve HARNOIS was born 19 October 1751 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . Genevieve died 9 March 1791 in Lavaltrie, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François HARNOIS and Geneviève-Catherine DALPÉ dite PARISEAU.

Antoine-Toussaint GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY died 25 April 1832 in Lavaltrie, Lower Canada .
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Genevieve HARNOIS
Marriage date: 10 October 1768
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Genevieve HARNOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François HARNOIS and Geneviève-Catherine DALPÉ dite PARISEAU

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Antoine-Toussaint GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY and Genevieve HARNOIS

Antoine-Michel GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY

Born: 31 May 1770, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 August 1770, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Louise GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

Born: 27 January 1772, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 February 1792, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Marie-Therese GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

Born: 21 May 1773, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Francois GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY

Born: 31 January 1775, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 April 1855, Lavaltrie, Canada East

Married: Josephte BOURDON 8 November 1802 Place: Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Louise GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

Born: 29 June 1776, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 October 1843, Lavaltrie, Canada East

Marie-Catherine GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

Born: 6 January 1778, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 July 1781, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

Born: 21 April 1779, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 October 1848, Lavaltrie, Canada East

Marie-Therese GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

Born: 27 March 1781, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 May 1795, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Geneviève GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

Born: 19 May 1782, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 February 1847, Lavaltrie, Canada East

Monique GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

Born: 26 September 1784, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 November 1841, Lanoraie, Canada East

Married: Nicolas PAQUIN 21 August 1809 Place: Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Rosalie GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

Born: 9 May 1786, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Charles GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY

Born: 3 January 1789, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne DESROSIERS 11 January 1813 Place: Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1745
16 October 1745
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Antoine-Toussaint GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY and Genevieve HARNOIS 10 October 1768, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 23 years old.

Antoine-Toussaint GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY - 1768 marriage

1768 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1770 Birth of Child
Antoine-Michel GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY was born 31 May 1770, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Louise GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY was born 27 January 1772, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 26 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY was born 21 May 1773, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 27 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Francois GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY was born 31 January 1775, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 29 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Louise GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY was born 29 June 1776, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 30 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY was born 6 January 1778, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Antoine-Toussaint was 32 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY was born 21 April 1779, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Antoine-Toussaint was 33 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY was born 27 March 1781, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 35 years old.

1781 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY died 22 July 1781, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 35 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Geneviève GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY was born 19 May 1782, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Monique GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY was born 26 September 1784, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 38 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Rosalie GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY was born 9 May 1786, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 40 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Charles GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY was born 3 January 1789, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 43 years old.

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

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve HARNOIS died 9 March 1791, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

1792 Death of Child
Louise GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY died 7 February 1792, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 46 years old.

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

1795 Death of Child
Marie-Therese GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY died 18 May 1795, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine-Toussaint was 49 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Francois GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY married 8 November 1802, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada to Josephte BOURDON

1809 Marriage of Child
Monique GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY married 21 August 1809, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada to Nicolas PAQUIN

1813 Marriage of Child
Charles GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY married 11 January 1813 , Lavaltrie, Lower Canada to Marie-Anne DESROSIERS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)