Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC

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13 October 1715 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

9 March 1780 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY Mathurine AUBUCHON dite DESALLIERS

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Born: 13 October 1715 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY

Mother: Mathurine AUBUCHON dite DESALLIERS

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

Maternal grandparents: Joseph AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS , Marie-Louise DANDONNEAU

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Jean-Baptiste married Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE 23 November 1739 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE was born 5 December 1718 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Therese died 8 April 1806 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Therese was the child of Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE and Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER).

Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC died 9 March 1780 in Berthierville, 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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Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE
Marriage date: 23 November 1739
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE was the child of Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE and Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER)

Children of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC and Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE

Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC

Born: 19 October 1740, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 14 December 1809, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME 8 November 1762 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Jeanne JOLY dite DELBEC

Born: 26 May 1743, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 23 December 1804, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BONIN dit STE-MARIE 22 February 1762 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC

Born: 1 October 1745, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 23 April 1808, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique GOULET 7 November 1774 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Joseph JOLY

Born: 15 April 1757, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1821, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BONIN 19 July 1784 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre JOLY

Born: 23 July 1763, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte BLASSE dite BELHUMEUR 19 January 1784 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1715
13 October 1715
Sorel, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC and Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE 23 November 1739, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC was born 19 October 1740, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne JOLY dite DELBEC was born 26 May 1743, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC was born 1 October 1745, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph JOLY was born 15 April 1757, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne JOLY dite DELBEC married 22 February 1762, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Pierre BONIN dit STE-MARIE

1762 Marriage of Child
Genevieve JOLY dite DELBEC married 8 November 1762, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre JOLY was born 23 July 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 47 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC married 7 November 1774, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Angélique GOULET

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.