flag male ancestor  Pierre  JOLY

  (b. 28 February 1796 Berthierville, Lower Canada   d. 21 June 1885 Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada )  

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Pierre JOLY was born 28 February 1796 in Berthierville, Lower Canada

Pierre JOLY was the child of Joseph JOLY   and   Marie-Louise BONIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC and Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste BONIN and Marie-Antoinette HOUDE

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Pierre  married  Esther SYLVESTRE 6 October 1817 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Esther SYLVESTRE  was born 12 April 1801 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada.  Esther died 19 August 1875 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth).  Esther was the child of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Madeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP.

Pierre JOLY died 21 June 1885 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

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birth1796 Birth
28 February 1796
Berthierville, Lower Canada
marriage1817 Marriage / Partner
Pierre JOLY and Esther SYLVESTRE 6 October 1817, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

He was 21 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1823 Birth of Child
Marcelline JOLY was born 2 January 1823, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

Pierre was 26 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1843 Marriage of Child
Marcelline JOLY married 25 July 1843, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Jean-Baptiste BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1875 Death of Spouse/Partner
Esther SYLVESTRE died 19 August 1875, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1885 Death
21 June 1885
Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 89.
Added: 3/18/2026 4:11:29 PM - Updated: 3/18/2026 4:13:43 PM

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