Joseph MONAST dit JOLICOEUR

Born

8 April 1766 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 January 1822 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Louis-Alexandre MONAST Angélique VIAU

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Born: 8 April 1766 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis-Alexandre MONAST

Mother: Angélique VIAU

Maternal grandparents: Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE , Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS

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Joseph married Marie-Angelique-Judith REBILLAU dite LAJOYE 4 February 1788 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angelique-Judith REBILLAU dite LAJOYE was born 23 August 1771 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Angelique-Judith died 13 May 1807 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Angelique-Judith was the child of Louis REBILLAU dit LAJOYE and Veronique BRODEUR.

Joseph MONAST dit JOLICOEUR died 23 January 1822 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Joseph MONAST dit JOLICOEUR married

Marie-Angelique-Judith REBILLAU dite LAJOYE
Marriage date: 4 February 1788
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angelique-Judith REBILLAU dite LAJOYE was the child of Louis REBILLAU dit LAJOYE and Veronique BRODEUR

Children of Joseph MONAST dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Angelique-Judith REBILLAU dite LAJOYE

Ursule MONAST dite JOLICOEUR

Born: abt. 1793, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 June 1831, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE 20 September 1813 Place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

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Birth — 1766
8 April 1766
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MONAST dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Angelique-Judith REBILLAU dite LAJOYE 4 February 1788, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 21 years old.

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)

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angelique-Judith REBILLAU dite LAJOYE died 13 May 1807, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

1813 Marriage of Child
Ursule MONAST dite JOLICOEUR married 20 September 1813, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire) to Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE

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