Geneviève JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI

(b. 31 August 1725 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1757 , Yamaska, Canada, New France )

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Geneviève JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI was born 31 August 1725 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Geneviève JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI was the child of Charles JOLLIET and Jeanne LEMELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis JOLLIET and Claire-Françoise BISSOT (maternal) Louis LEMELIN and Marie-Anne DELAUMAY (DELAUNAY)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Geneviève married Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS 12 June 1747 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was born 7 October 1717 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 25 January 1785 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephe JOYAL.

Geneviève JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI died 24 March 1757 in Yamaska, Canada, New France .
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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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Geneviève JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI married

Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS-- Date: 12 June 1747 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
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Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was the child of Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephe JOYAL

Children:

LOUIS ABRAHAM-DESMARAIS, b. August 29, 1749.

JOSEPH ABRAHAM-DESMARAIS, b. April 03, 1748.

IGNACE ABRAHAM-DESMARAIS, b. July 16, 1751, St. Francois du Lac, Yamaska; d. November 02, 1751, St. Francois du Lac, Yamaska.

GENEVIEVE ABRAHAM-DESMARAIS, b. March 10, 1754.

CHARLOTTE ABRAHAM-DESMARAIS, b. February 27, 1757, St. Francois du Lac, Yamaska; d. March 09, 1757, St. Francois du Lac, Yamaska.

MARIE ABRAHAM-DESMARAIS, b. February 27, 1757, St. Francois du Lac, Yamaska; d. August 03, 1757, St. Francois du Lac, Yamaska.

Children of Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Geneviève JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI:

Louis ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS (b.29 August 1749, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 12 January 1800, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne LAVALLEE 12 July 1779 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Genevieve DESMARAIS dite ABRAHAM (b.10 March 1754, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1795, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAPLANTE dit BADAYAC 10 January 1785 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1725 Birth
31 August 1725
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève JOLLIET dite ANTICOSTI and Joseph ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS 12 June 1747, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Louis ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS was born 29 August 1749, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Geneviève was 24 years old.

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1754 Birth of Child
Genevieve DESMARAIS dite ABRAHAM was born 10 March 1754, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Geneviève was 28 years old.