Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC

(b. 29 August 1727 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1793 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC was born 29 August 1727 in Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC was the child of Marc-Antoine DELBEC dit JOLY and Marie-Anne BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY and Geneviève TERILLON dite TESSIER (maternal) Charles BOUCHER and Marguerite-Agnes PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Joseph married Marie-Josephte PARIS dite LAMADELEINE 14 February 1763 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte PARIS dite LAMADELEINE was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 28 January 1779 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Josephte was the child of Francois PARIS dit LAMADELEINE and Marie-Madeleine MARET (MARETTE).

Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC died 28 February 1793 in Berthierville, 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 JOLY dit DELBEC married

Marie-Josephte PARIS dite LAMADELEINE-- Date: 14 February 1763 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte PARIS dite LAMADELEINE was the child of Francois PARIS dit LAMADELEINE and Marie-Madeleine MARET (MARETTE)

Children of Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC and Marie-Josephte PARIS dite LAMADELEINE:

Catherine-Marguerite JOLY (b.28 August 1765, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 March 1833, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Jean Christian MEYER (MEYOR) 10 October 1785 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1727 Birth
29 August 1727
Québec, Canada, New France

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC and Marie-Josephte PARIS dite LAMADELEINE 14 February 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 35 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Catherine-Marguerite JOLY was born 28 August 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 38 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.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte PARIS dite LAMADELEINE died 28 January 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Catherine-Marguerite JOLY married 10 October 1785, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean Christian MEYER (MEYOR)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 Death
28 February 1793
Berthierville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 65.

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