Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE

(b. 17 December 1729 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1811 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE was born 17 December 1729 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE was the child of François JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie BOURASSA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Anne TRÉPAGNY (maternal) Jean BOURASSA and Françoise METHOT

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

Marie-Josephe married Pierre FOURNIER abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre FOURNIER was born 11 August 1726 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER and Marie-Madeleine FRADET.

Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE died 31 March 1811 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada.

m. Fournier Pierre

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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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Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE married

Pierre FOURNIER-- Date: abt. 1748 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Pierre FOURNIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER and Marie-Madeleine FRADET

Children of Pierre FOURNIER and Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE:

Louis FOURNIER (b.22 February 1759, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 29 September 1834, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Agathe CIBERT dite BELAIR (SIBERT) 14 April 1788 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Benjamin-Louis FOURNIER (b.1 February 1763, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 July 1841, Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Montcalm, Canada East )
m. Charlotte BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 25 July 1791 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1729 Birth
17 December 1729
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1759 Birth of Child
Louis FOURNIER was born 22 February 1759, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephe was 29 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Benjamin-Louis FOURNIER was born 1 February 1763, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephe was 33 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Louis FOURNIER married 14 April 1788, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada to Agathe CIBERT dite BELAIR (SIBERT)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Benjamin-Louis FOURNIER married 25 July 1791 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Charlotte BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)