Jollicoeur Surname History

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Early Origins of the Jollicoeur family

Early History of the Jollicoeur family

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Jollicoeur Spelling Variations

History has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Jollicoeur, some of which include Jolicoeur, Jolicour, Jollicoeur, Jollicour and others.

Early Notables of the Jollicoeur family

Notable amongst this name at this time was Philippe-Jacques Jolicoeur, born in 1829, who was a religious man in Quebec. Dominique Jolicoeur was a tailor in Côteau-du-Lac in 1851; Jean-Baptiste Jolicour was a grocer in Montreal in 1851; Edouard Jolicour was a carpenter in Joliette in 1871; Olivier Jolicour was a carpenter...
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Migration of the Jollicoeur family

France finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Jollicoeur were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Jollicoeur were 150 individuals of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most came during the nineteenth century, but a few immigrated earlier, such as Antoine Jolicoeur, who was married in Montreal in 1663.