Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE

Born

16 February 1724 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

21 November 1772 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE Marguerite ROY

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Born: 16 February 1724 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE

Mother: Marguerite ROY

Paternal grandparents: Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE , Anne TRÉPAGNY

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume ROY , Angélique BAZIN

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Pierre married Brigitte FORTIER 5 November 1748 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Brigitte FORTIER was born 3 March 1730 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Brigitte died 11 May 1799 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Brigitte was the child of Louis FORTIER and Elisabeth FONTAINE.

Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE died 21 November 1772 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, 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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Brigitte FORTIER
Marriage date: 5 November 1748
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Brigitte FORTIER was the child of Louis FORTIER and Elisabeth FONTAINE

Children of Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Brigitte FORTIER

Pierre LAVIOLETTE

Born: 20 August 1749, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite DUMAS 18 January 1773 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE

Born: 4 March 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 23 April 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES 11 February 1771 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Brigitte LAVIOLETTE

Born: 15 February 1753, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 27 July 1809, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) 4 November 1771 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN

Born: 7 February 1757, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 5 September 1809, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE 9 February 1789 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1724
16 February 1724
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Brigitte FORTIER 5 November 1748, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 24 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Pierre LAVIOLETTE was born 20 August 1749, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE was born 4 March 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Pierre was 27 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Brigitte LAVIOLETTE was born 15 February 1753, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Pierre was 29 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN was born 7 February 1757, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE married 11 February 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES

1771 Marriage of Child
Brigitte LAVIOLETTE married 4 November 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT)