Show ContentsJollet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Jollet family

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

Early History of the Jollet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jollet 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 Jollet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jollet 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 Jollet 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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Jollet Ranking

In France, the name Jollet is the 8,089th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


Canada Jollet migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jollet Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Jean Jollet, son of André and Marie, who married Marguerite Martin, daughter of Joachim and Anne, in Quebec on 30th January 1692 2
Jollet Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Louis Jollet, son of Jean and Marguerite, who married Jeanne-Ursule Gély, daughter of Jean and Ursule, in Quebec on 8th November 1719 2
  • Jean-François Jollet, son of Louis and Jeanne-Ursule, who married Marie-Josephte Guimond, daughter of François and Ursule, in Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec on 21st January 1754 2
  • Barthélemi Jollet, son of Louis and Jeanne-Ursule, who married Marie-Rose Michaud, daughter of Antoine and Marie-Madeleine, in Kamouraska, Quebec on 25th November 1760 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.


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