Vincent PILET dit JOLICOEUR

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22 January 1733 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

5 October 1803 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Louis-Laurent-Francois PILET dit JOLICOEUR Marie-Therese BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ

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Born: 22 January 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Laurent-Francois PILET dit JOLICOEUR

Mother: Marie-Therese BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ , Marie DENOYON

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Vincent married Marie-Genevieve GODBOUT 6 November 1752 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Genevieve GODBOUT was born 14 February 1728 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Genevieve died 25 December 1795 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Antoine GODBOUT and Genevieve ROULEAU.

Vincent PILET dit JOLICOEUR died 5 October 1803 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Forgeron

A forgeron, or blacksmith, was primarily a craftsman of wrought iron on the anvil. Protecting himself with a thick leather apron, he used a bellows (first made of leather, then wood and finally metal) to push the air that fuelled the coal fire of the forge, a type of cast iron table where the iron was reddened... Using pliers of various sizes to hold the hot iron, the blacksmith would then give it a specific shape with the help of different hammers. The blacksmith made farm instruments, vehicle accessories and even schooners, cemetery crosses, steel bandages, hooks for hay bales, etc.
Source: tfcq.ca

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

A Day in the Life of a Forgeron in 18th Century New France

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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Spouse & Children of Vincent PILET dit JOLICOEUR

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Vincent PILET dit JOLICOEUR married

Marie-Genevieve GODBOUT
Marriage date: 6 November 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Genevieve GODBOUT was the child of Antoine GODBOUT and Genevieve ROULEAU

Children of Vincent PILET dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Genevieve GODBOUT

Jean-Baptiste PILET dit JOLICOEUR

Born: 12 September 1760, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne MORIN 9 February 1784 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Andre PILET dit JOLICOEUR

Born: 7 March 1767, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 January 1833, Beauceville, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte BEGIN 22 February 1802 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1733
22 January 1733
Québec, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Vincent PILET dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Genevieve GODBOUT 6 November 1752, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PILET dit JOLICOEUR was born 12 September 1760, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Vincent was 27 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Andre PILET dit JOLICOEUR was born 7 March 1767, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Vincent was 34 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PILET dit JOLICOEUR married 9 February 1784, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Anne MORIN

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)