Geneviève DELBEC dite JOLY

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22 March 1729 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

20 June 1804 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Marc-Antoine DELBEC dit JOLY Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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Born: 22 March 1729 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Marc-Antoine DELBEC dit JOLY

Mother: Marie-Anne BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY , Geneviève TERILLON dite TESSIER

Maternal grandparents: Charles BOUCHER , Marguerite-Agnes PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Geneviève married Louis-Daniel GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS 18 January 1748 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis-Daniel GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS was born 16 April 1723 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Louis-Daniel died 25 April 1803 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Louis-Daniel was the child of Louis GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Angelique HUBERT dite PARISIEN.

Geneviève DELBEC dite JOLY died 20 June 1804 in Berthierville, Lower 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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Louis-Daniel GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS
Marriage date: 18 January 1748
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Louis-Daniel GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS was the child of Louis GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Angelique HUBERT dite PARISIEN

Children of Louis-Daniel GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Geneviève DELBEC dite JOLY

Marie-Victoire GUILBAULT

Born: 24 January 1754, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 3 October 1815, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Paul BARBE dit LAFORTUNE 26 June 1775 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Ambroise-Joseph GUILBAUT

Born: 6 August 1762, Berthierville, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Apolline BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS 10 January 1785 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Madeleine GUILBAULT

Born: 15 August 1764, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 August 1824, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Michel-Amable BRANCONNIER 22 November 1785 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1729
22 March 1729
Berthierville, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève DELBEC dite JOLY and Louis-Daniel GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS 18 January 1748, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 18 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire GUILBAULT was born 24 January 1754, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Geneviève was 24 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Ambroise-Joseph GUILBAUT was born 6 August 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Geneviève was 33 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GUILBAULT was born 15 August 1764, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Geneviève was 35 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Victoire GUILBAULT married 26 June 1775, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Paul BARBE dit LAFORTUNE

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Ambroise-Joseph GUILBAUT married 10 January 1785, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Apolline BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GUILBAULT married 22 November 1785, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Michel-Amable BRANCONNIER

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

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

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

1803 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-Daniel GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS died 25 April 1803, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Death — 1804
20 June 1804
Berthierville, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 75.

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