Michel JOLY

(b. 15 June 1721 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1807 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )

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Michel JOLY was born 15 June 1721 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Michel JOLY was the child of Jean-Baptiste JOLY and Anne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas JOLY and Françoise HUNEAULT (maternal) Jacques RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU and Marie GEOFFRION (JOFFRION)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Josephte SAURIOL dite SANSOUCY 8 January 1746 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte SAURIOL dite SANSOUCY was born 16 January 1729 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Josephte died 6 July 1765 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Josephte was the child of Pierre SAURIOL and Madeleine PLOUFFE.

Michel married (2) Louise-Elisabeth LARIVIERE dite CLEMENT 27 September 1773 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . Louise-Elisabeth LARIVIERE dite CLEMENT was born 15 April 1737 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louise-Elisabeth died 22 October 1823 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Louise-Elisabeth was the child of Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Charlotte LART dite LARAMÉE.

Michel JOLY died 10 February 1807 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, 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.

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Michel JOLY married

Josephte SAURIOL dite SANSOUCY-- Date: 8 January 1746 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Josephte SAURIOL dite SANSOUCY was the child of Pierre SAURIOL and Madeleine PLOUFFE

Children of Michel JOLY and Josephte SAURIOL dite SANSOUCY:

Joseph-Marie JOLY (b.16 January 1762, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada d. 6 January 1816, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte TRUDEAU 4 February 1788 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Michel JOLY married

Louise-Elisabeth LARIVIERE dite CLEMENT-- Date: 27 September 1773 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise-Elisabeth LARIVIERE dite CLEMENT was the child of Jacques RIVIERE (LARIVIERE) and Charlotte LART dite LARAMÉE

Children of Michel JOLY and Louise-Elisabeth LARIVIERE dite CLEMENT:

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1721 Birth
15 June 1721
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Michel JOLY and Josephte SAURIOL dite SANSOUCY 8 January 1746, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie JOLY was born 16 January 1762, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Michel was 40 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.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte SAURIOL dite SANSOUCY died 6 July 1765, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1773 Marriage / Partner
Michel JOLY and Louise-Elisabeth LARIVIERE dite CLEMENT 27 September 1773, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 52 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.