Nicolas VIMONT dit JOLIBOIS (JOLY BOIS)

(b. 22 May 1737 , France d. , )

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Nicolas VIMONT dit JOLIBOIS (JOLY BOIS) was born 22 May 1737 in France

Nicolas VIMONT dit JOLIBOIS (JOLY BOIS) was the child of ? and ?

Nicolas was an immigrant, arriving by 1779.

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

Nicolas married Marie-Anne CAZAL 24 January 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne CAZAL was born 3 February 1735 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of Ambroise CAZAL dit LALIME and Elisabeth LECOMPTE.

Nicolas married (2) Marie-Claire PICOT (PICOTTE) 22 November 1779 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Claire PICOT (PICOTTE) was born abt. 1753 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Claire was the child of Joseph PICOT (PICOTTE) and Marguerite ROY.

born at Caen, St-Julien, Calvados
son of Gilles Vimont and Catherine Lecollier

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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