Jacques
JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE
(b.
21 May 1634
,
Blois, St-Solenne, Loir-et-Cher, France
d.
4 April 1699
,
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
)
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Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE was born 21 May 1634 in Blois, St-Solenne, Loir-et-Cher, France
Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of ? and ?Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1655.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Marie FERRA (FERET) 24 September 1658 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie FERRA (FERET) was born abt. 1642 in France. Marie died 17 February 1713 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean).
Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE died 4 April 1699 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.
son of Sebastien Jahan and Jeanne Oudinet
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Occupation
Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE was a Maître Tanneur.
A tanneur, or tanner, prepared the skins of animals with tan or tannin (tree bark powder), in order to produce leather by hand. A tannery was where the tanner worked. Tanning was considered a noxious or 'odoriferous trade' and relegated to the outskirts of town and near a river or stream, usually amongst the poor. In other words, tanneries smelled horrible.
Source: tfcq.ca
Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE was a Maître Tanneur.
A tanneur, or tanner, prepared the skins of animals with tan or tannin (tree bark powder), in order to produce leather by hand. A tannery was where the tanner worked. Tanning was considered a noxious or 'odoriferous trade' and relegated to the outskirts of town and near a river or stream, usually amongst the poor. In other words, tanneries smelled horrible.
Source: tfcq.ca
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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