Michel
GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY
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Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY was born 1 March 1799 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY was the child of Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY and Marie-Anne PELOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Lambert GRIVAULT (GRIVEAULT) dit BOISJOLY and Thérèse ÉTHIER (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite DELISLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Alexis GERVAIS and Françoise BOURGAULT dite LACROIX.
Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY died 4 December 1855 in Lanoraie, Canada East .
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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.
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)
Family and Children of Michel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY
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Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS-- Date: 10 February 1823 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
Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS-- Date: 10 February 1823 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 (b.abt. 1830, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 January 1912, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada ) Emilie GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY (b.abt. 1833, , Québec Province, Canada d. , ) Marie-Louise GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY (b.8 January 1844, Lanoraie, Canada East d. , )
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1799 Birth 1 March 1799
Lanoraie, Lower Canada
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 / PartnerMichel GRIVEAU dit BOISJOLY and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS 10 February 1823, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
He was 23 years old.
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)
1844 Birth of ChildMarie-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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1855 Death 4 December 1855
Lanoraie, Canada East
He died at the age of 56.
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