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 FONTAINE

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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 .
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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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Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN married

Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE-- Date: 9 February 1789 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was the child of Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite ALLAIRE

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN and Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE:

Archange LAVIOLETTE (b.abt. 1797, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. 24 June 1863, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East)
m. Louis PLOUFFE 26 February 1821 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine LAVIOLETTE (b.3 February 1801, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada d. 13 June 1875, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)
m. Marguerite LEDUC 8 January 1828 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1757 Birth
7 February 1757
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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.

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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN and Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE 9 February 1789, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 32 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)

1801 Birth of Child
Antoine LAVIOLETTE was born 3 February 1801, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.