Michel
JOLY dit LAFOREST
(b.
5 November 1757
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
d.
13 October 1824
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
)
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Michel JOLY dit LAFOREST was born 5 November 1757 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Michel JOLY dit LAFOREST was the child of Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit LAFOREST and Charlotte VALOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien JOLY dit LAFOREST and Catherine VANET dite PARISIEN (maternal) Jacques VALOIS dit GRANDCHAMP and Marguerite CARPENTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Geneviève LAVALLEE 27 July 1795 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève LAVALLEE was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 14 February 1821 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Geneviève was the child of Louis-Amable LAVALLEE and Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA.
Michel JOLY dit LAFOREST died 13 October 1824 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .
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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)
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