Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST

Born

5 September 1714 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

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Born: 5 September 1714 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST

Father

Julien JOLY dit LAFOREST

Mother

Catherine VANET dite PARISIEN

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST

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Charles VANET dit PARISIEN Catherine MAGNAN

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Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte VALOIS 4 January 1748 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charlotte VALOIS was born 11 June 1719 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . Charlotte died 21 June 1780 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte was the child of Jacques VALOIS dit GRANDCHAMP and Marguerite CARPENTIER.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST

Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST married

Charlotte VALOIS
Marriage date: 4 January 1748
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Charlotte VALOIS was the child of Jacques VALOIS dit GRANDCHAMP and Marguerite CARPENTIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST and Charlotte VALOIS

Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit JOLY

Born: abt. 1754, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite FORCIER 15 July 1777 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST

Born: 20 August 1755, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 4 August 1835, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND 23 April 1781 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel JOLY dit LAFOREST

Born: 5 November 1757, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 13 October 1824, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève LAVALLEE 27 July 1795 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1714
5 September 1714
Sorel, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST and Charlotte VALOIS 4 January 1748, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 33 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie JOLY dit LAFOREST was born 20 August 1755, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Michel JOLY dit LAFOREST was born 5 November 1757, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

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