Éloi JARRY dit LAHAYE

(b. July 1616 , France d. 18 September 1661 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Éloi JARRY dit LAHAYE was born July 1616 in France

Éloi JARRY dit LAHAYE was the child of ? and ?

Éloi was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1654.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Éloi married Jeanne MERRIN (MAIRET) 9 November 1654 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jeanne MERRIN (MAIRET) was born abt. 1635 in France. Jeanne died 8 December 1711 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Éloi JARRY dit LAHAYE died 18 September 1661 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Éloi Jarry and Françoise Chevalier

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Occupation

Éloi JARRY dit LAHAYE was a Charron.

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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