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Early Origins of the Jolivet family

The surname Jolivet was first found in Languedoc, where this impressive family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Jolivet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jolivet research. Another 319 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1554, 1620, 1637, 1645, 1681, 1700, 1743, 1789 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Jolivet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jolivet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Joly, Joli, Jolis, Jolly, Jolie, Jollie, Jolley, Joley, Jouly, Jouli, De Joly, De Joli, De Jolly, De Jolie, De Jollie, De Jolley, De Joley, De Jouley and many more.

Early Notables of the Jolivet family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Joseph-Louis de Joly, Captain, Knight and Admiral of France; Louis (Joliet) Jolliet (1645-1700), Canadian explorer born in Quebec, he discovered the Mississippi River in 1637 and traveled down the Mississippi to within 435...
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Jolivet Ranking

In France, the name Jolivet is the 465th most popular surname with an estimated 9,432 people with that name. 1


United States Jolivet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jolivet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jean Jolivet, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2

Canada Jolivet migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jolivet Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Aimé Jolivet, son of Jacques and Nicolas, who married Anne Fiset, daughter of François-Abraham and Denyse, in Quebec on 15th August 1689 3
Jolivet Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Joachim Jolivet, son of Aimé and Anne, who married Marie-Françoise Bayard, daughter of Jacques and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 27th November 1719 3
  • Pierre-Nicolas Jolivet, son of Nicolas and Marie-Catherine, who married Marie-Thérèse Alary, daughter of Pierre and Thérèse, in Montreal, Quebec on 20th February 1730 3
  • Pierre Jolivet, son of Pierre-Nicolas and Marie-Thérèse, who married Madeleine Boudria, daughter of Antoine and Marie-Anne, in Montreal, Quebec on 4th October 1756 3
  • Pierre Jolivet, son of Nicolas and Marie-Catherine, who married Marie Gautier, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Marguerite, in Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec on 2nd May 1757 3
  • Pierre-Maurice Jolivet, son of Charles-François and Marguerite, who married Marie-Josephte Deneau, daughter of Joseph and Marie-Marguerite, in Saint-Philippe, Quebec on 5th March 1764 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Jolivet (post 1700) +

  • Brigadier-General Jules-Louis-Emile Jolivet (1889-1969), French Commanding Officer during World War II 4

RMS Lusitania
  • Miss Marguerite Rita Lucile Jolivet, French 1st Class Passenger from Paris, France, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking by escaping in a collapsible 5


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  4. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 5) Jules-Louis-Emile Jolivet. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Jolivet/Jules-Louis-Emile/France.html
  5. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/


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