Hyacinthe DUBOIS dit JOLICOEUR

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13 February 1770 , Oka, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

31 December 1819 , Kent, Upper Canada

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Born: 13 February 1770 in Oka, Province of Québec, Canada

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Hyacinthe married Genevieve CARDINAL 7 January 1799 in Detroit, Michigan Territory . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve CARDINAL was born 11 June 1781 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Hyacinthe DUBOIS dit JOLICOEUR died 31 December 1819 in Kent, Upper 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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Hyacinthe DUBOIS dit JOLICOEUR married

Genevieve CARDINAL
Marriage date: 7 January 1799
Marriage place: Detroit, Michigan Territory

Children of Hyacinthe DUBOIS dit JOLICOEUR and Genevieve CARDINAL

Hyacinthe DUBOIS

Born: 28 July 1806, Detroit, Michigan Territory
Died: 2 October 1861, Kent, Canada West

Married: Rosalie Sophie FAUBERT 31 January 1832 Place: Tilbury, Ontario, Canada

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Birth — 1770
13 February 1770
Oka, Province of Québec, Canada

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.