François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC

(b. 9 September 1713 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1776 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC was born 9 September 1713 in Sorel, Canada, New France

François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC was the child of Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY and Mathurine AUBUCHON dite DESALLIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY and Geneviève TERILLON dite TESSIER (maternal) Joseph AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS and Marie-Louise DANDONNEAU

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

François-Joseph married Marie HOUDE 13 February 1741 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie HOUDE was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Jean HOUDE and Marie-Françoise DUBOIS.

François-Joseph married (2) Marie-Ursule DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON 5 March 1753 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Ursule DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON was born abt. 1734 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Ursule was the child of Thomas DUHAMEL and Marguerite CHARRON dite DUCHARME.

François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC died 7 December 1776 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .

alternate date of birth, 23 November 1722

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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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Family and Children of François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC

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François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC married

Marie HOUDE-- Date: 13 February 1741 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Marie HOUDE was the child of Jean HOUDE and Marie-Françoise DUBOIS

Children of François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC and Marie HOUDE:

Geneviève JOLY (b.abt. 1743, , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 September 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre GALIEN (GALLIEN) 3 November 1762 in Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada

Marie JOLY (b.abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 December 1806, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre ROBILLARD 15 February 1768 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC married

Marie-Ursule DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON-- Date: 5 March 1753 Place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Marie-Ursule DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON was the child of Thomas DUHAMEL and Marguerite CHARRON dite DUCHARME

Children of François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC and Marie-Ursule DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON:

Joseph-Pierre JOLY (b.2 July 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne BIBEAU 17 February 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Veronique JOLY dite DELBEC (b.3 September 1757, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1761, Berthierville, Canada )

Veronique JOLY dite DELBEC LAPIERRE (b.22 July 1761, Lanoraie, Canada d. 10 March 1808, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. François ROY 25 October 1778 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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1713 Birth
9 September 1713
Sorel, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC and Marie HOUDE 13 February 1741, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 27 years old.

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC and Marie-Ursule DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON 5 March 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 39 years old.

François-Joseph JOLY dit DELBEC - 1753 Marriage Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier, Quebec

1753 Marriage
Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier, Quebec

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1755 Birth of Child
Joseph-Pierre JOLY was born 2 July 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François-Joseph was 41 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Veronique JOLY dite DELBEC was born 3 September 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François-Joseph was 44 years old.

1761 Death of Child
Veronique JOLY dite DELBEC died 8 April 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François-Joseph was 47 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Veronique JOLY dite DELBEC LAPIERRE was born 22 July 1761, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François-Joseph was 47 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Geneviève JOLY married 3 November 1762, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada to Pierre GALIEN (GALLIEN)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie JOLY married 15 February 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre ROBILLARD

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.