Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY

Born

1 March 1799 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Died

4 December 1855 , Lanoraie, Canada East

Michel married Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS 10 February 1823 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS was born 29 September 1802 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Alexis GERVAIS and Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX .

Parents & Family of Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY

Parents of Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY

Father

Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY

Mother

Marie-Anne PELOQUIN

Grandparents of Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-Lambert GRIVAULT (GRIVEAULT) dit BOISJOLY Thérèse ÉTHIER

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite DELISLE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY

Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY married

Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS
Marriage date: 10 February 1823
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS was the child of Alexis GERVAIS and Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

Maxime GRIVEAULT dit BOISJOLY

Born: abt. 1830, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 January 1912, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada

Emilie GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

Born: abt. 1833, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

Born: 8 January 1844, Lanoraie, Canada East
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Michel's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1799
1 March 1799
Lanoraie, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1823 Marriage / Partner
Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS 10 February 1823, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 23 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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)

1844 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY was born 8 January 1844, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Michel was 44 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.