Jean-Baptiste
LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN
(b.
7 February 1757
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
5 September 1809
,
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN was born 7 February 1757 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN was the child of Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Brigitte FORTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marguerite ROY (maternal) Louis FORTIER and Elisabeth FONTAINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE 9 February 1789 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born abt. 1769 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie was the child of Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite ALLAIRE.
Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN died 5 September 1809 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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