Marie-Jeanne JOLY dite DELBEC

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26 May 1743 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

23 December 1804 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE

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Born: 26 May 1743 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC

Mother: Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY , Mathurine AUBUCHON dite DESALLIERS

Maternal grandparents: Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE , Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER)

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Marie-Jeanne married Pierre BONIN dit STE-MARIE 22 February 1762 in Lanoraie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BONIN dit STE-MARIE was born abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 2 April 1815 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Pierre was the child of Pierre BONIN and Madeleine LAPORTE dite LABONTÉ.

Marie-Jeanne JOLY dite DELBEC died 23 December 1804 in Lanoraie, 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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Marie-Jeanne JOLY dite DELBEC married

Pierre BONIN dit STE-MARIE
Marriage date: 22 February 1762
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada
Pierre BONIN dit STE-MARIE was the child of Pierre BONIN and Madeleine LAPORTE dite LABONTÉ

Children of Pierre BONIN dit STE-MARIE and Marie-Jeanne JOLY dite DELBEC

Marie BONIN

Born: 3 January 1764, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 September 1852, Sainte-Mélanie, Canada

Married: Maurice HÉTU 11 October 1790 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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Birth — 1743
26 May 1743
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Jeanne JOLY dite DELBEC and Pierre BONIN dit STE-MARIE 22 February 1762, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 18 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie BONIN was born 3 January 1764, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Jeanne was 20 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.