Joseph
JOLY
(b.
4 April 1786
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
18 March 1865
,
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East
)
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Joseph JOLY was born 4 April 1786 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph 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 HOUDESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET 11 July 1808 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET was born 22 July 1788 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Felicite died 3 July 1850 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix). Marie-Felicite was the child of Antoine LATOUR dit FORGET and Therese CARPENTIER.
Joseph JOLY died 18 March 1865 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East .
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Occupation
Joseph JOLY was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Joseph JOLY was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Joseph JOLY
[Hide/Show]Joseph JOLY married 
Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET-- Date: 11 July 1808 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET was the child of Antoine LATOUR dit FORGET and Therese CARPENTIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph JOLY and Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET:
Joseph JOLY (b.17 April 1809, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada d. 10 June 1881, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite DOUCET 4 February 1828 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET-- Date: 11 July 1808 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET was the child of Antoine LATOUR dit FORGET and Therese CARPENTIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph JOLY and Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET:
Joseph JOLY (b.17 April 1809, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada d. 10 June 1881, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada )m. Marguerite DOUCET 4 February 1828 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
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1786 Birth 4 April 1786
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1808 Marriage / PartnerJoseph JOLY and Marie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET 11 July 1808, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
He was 22 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildJoseph JOLY was born 17 April 1809, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Joseph was 23 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1828 Marriage of ChildJoseph JOLY married 4 February 1828, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Marguerite DOUCET
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1850 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Felicite LATOUR dite FORGET died 3 July 1850, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1865 Death 18 March 1865
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East
He died at the age of 79.
Added: 8/20/2026 2:26:17 PM
- Updated: 8/20/2026 2:33:15 PM
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