François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE

Born

11 January 1702 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

30 March 1760 , Montréal, Canada

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Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE Anne TRÉPAGNY

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Born: 11 January 1702 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE

Mother: Anne TRÉPAGNY

Paternal grandparents: Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE , Marie FERRA (FERET)

Maternal grandparents: Romain TREPANIER (TRÉPAGNY) , Geneviève DROUIN

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François married Marie BOURASSA 7 February 1729 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie BOURASSA was born 31 March 1702 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie died 15 April 1735 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie was the child of Jean BOURASSA and Françoise METHOT.

François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE died 30 March 1760 in Montréal, 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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Spouse & Children of François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE

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François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE married

Marie BOURASSA
Marriage date: 7 February 1729
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie BOURASSA was the child of Jean BOURASSA and Françoise METHOT

Children of François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie BOURASSA

Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE

Born: 17 December 1729, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 31 March 1811, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre FOURNIER 1748 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE

Born: 13 January 1733, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Veronique DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE 5 January 1756 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1702
11 January 1702
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Marriage / Partner
François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie BOURASSA 7 February 1729, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 27 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE was born 17 December 1729, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 27 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE was born 13 January 1733, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 31 years old.

1735 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie BOURASSA died 15 April 1735, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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

1756 Marriage of Child
François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE married 5 January 1756, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Veronique DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

Death — 1760
30 March 1760
Montréal, Canada
He died at the age of 58.

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