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- Jean Dodat
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Jean Dodat
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primary name: Dodat, Jean
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other name: Dodal, Jean
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other name: Dodali, Jean
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other name: Dodar, Jean
- Details
- individual; publisher/printer; French; Male
- Life dates
- 1673-1732
- Address
- Lyons, France
- Biography
- Playing-card maker in Lyon
Stephen Mangan (email Jan 2022): I believe the name DODAL / DODALI is probably a variant spelling of Dodat, under which name Maitre Cartier "Jean Dodat de Lyon", active from 1701 - 1732, also produced playing cards. From the registries of religious acts [births, marriages, burials] from the Parish of Saint-Nizier, Municipal Archives of Lyon we find:
September 1, 1700: Marriage between Cartier Jean Dodat, the son of labourer Antoinne Dodat & his wife Anne Liot of Saint-Didier-au-Mont d'Or (Rhône) & Dominique Lemaitre, daughter of Marchand-Cartier Jean Murat.
April 9 1704: Baptism of Marie Anne Dodat, Daughter of Jean Dodat maitre cartier and Dominique Lemaitre his wife.
June 8 1706: Baptism of Vital Dodat, Son of Jean Dodat maitre cartier and of Dominique Lemaitre his wife.
July 26 1707: Baptism of Antoinette Dodat, Daughter of Jean Dodat master cartier and of his wife Dominique Lemetre [sic] his wife.
July 10, 1721: The marriage of "Jean Dodar [sic] merchant cartier widower and of Cathe [e superscript & underlined as an abbreviation for Catherine] Baujolin daughter of deceased Jean Baujolin merchant carrier".
November 1723: Baptism of Jean Dodat "son of Jean Daudar [sic] merchant cartier and of Catherine Beaujolin his wife."
[Note: This registration has the signature of Jean Dodat, however, it is the signature of his godfather Jean Dodat of St. Didier. It was the custom for godparents to sign the register of baptism. The accompanying signature is of his godmother 'Sibille Beaujolin' - as the registrar writes it - her signature reads Sibile Bauejelin or Bauyelin].
September 14, 1724: [capitalization mine]
Jean Etienne DODAL: "son of Jean DODAL master cartier and of Catherine Beaujolin his wife"
May 5, 1727: [capitalization mine]
Etienne DODAL: "son of Jean DODAL master cartier and of Catherine Beaujelin [sic] his wife"
June 24, 1728: [capitalization mine]
Antoine DAUDAL: "son of Jean DAUDAL Master cardmaker and of Catherine Beaujolin his wife"
January 11, 1731:
Jeanne Marie Dodat: "daughter of Jean Dodat master cartier and of Catherine Beaujelin [sic] his wife"
Note: Of possible significance is that the godmother is Jeanne Marie MURAT. Presumable a relation through marriage to his first wife Dominique Lemaitre, widow of merchant cartier Jean Murat. Possibly an objection on her behalf led to a reversion back to Dodat?
July7, 1732:
Pierre Dodat: "son of# Jean Dodar [sic] master cartier and of Catherine Baujolin [sic] his wife"
Note: between the 'de' and Jean there is a mark like a single crossed hash #. Below the entry the note #deffunt [deceased].
Looking back from the registration of Pierre Dodat I found the registration of the internment of "Jean Dodat master cartier age 55" on April 14, 1732.
Based on his age of 55 at his death gives a birth year c.1676/77.
Jean Dodat is recorded as deputy of the cardmakers of Lyon for December 1701, 1702, 1703, 1707, 1717, 1718.
Three of his sons from his marriage with Catherine Beaujolin carried on in the cardmaking trade and served as deputies of the cardmakers of Lyon:
Jean Dodat [aîné] for 1762, 1763, 1769, 1773-1782.
Etienne Dodat for 1755,1759, 1760.
Pierre Dodat [cadet] for 1768
Following further research into the archives I can give you a date of birth of November 27, 1673.
Here is a summary of archival entries I have found:
Archives of department of Rhone: Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or.
BAPTISM [Registry of Baptisms for year 1673 - reference code: EDEPOT 194/3]:
November 27, 1673: Jean son of Antoinne Dodar & Anne Lyot. Godfather Jean Vobier; Godmother Toussaine Vobier [Grandmother on father's side].
Municiple Archives of Lyon: Parish of Saint-Nizier.
MARRIAGE:
September 1, 1700: Marriage of cartier Jean Dodat, son of labourer Antoinne Dodat & his wife Anne Liot of Saint-Didier-au-Mont d'Or (Rhône) & Dominique Lemaitre, daughter of Merchant-Cartier Jean Murat.
BAPTISM OF THE CHILDREN OF JEAN DODAT [DODAL] & HIS WIFE DOMINIQUE LEMAITRE
Marie Anne Dodat, April 9 1704. Daughter of Jean Dodat master cartier and Dominique Lemaitre his wife.
Vital Dodat, June 8 1706. Son of Jean Dodat Master cartier and of Dominique Lemaitre his wife.
Antoinette Dodat, July 26 1707. Daughter of Jean Dodat master cartier and of his wife Dominique Lemetre [sic] his wife.
INTERMENT:
June 17, 1721: Interment of "Dominique Lemaitre aged 55 years, wife of Jean Dodar [sic] Merchant Cartier".
MARRIAGE:
July 10, 1721: Marriage of "Jean Dodar [sic] merchant cartier widower and of Cathe [e superscript & underlined as an abbreviation for Catherine] Baujolin daughter of Jean Baujolin merchant cartier deceased"
DATES OF BAPTISM FOR CHILDREN OF JEAN DODAT[DODAL] & HIS WIFE CATHERINE BEAUJOLIN:
November 1723: Jean DODAT [Aîné] "son of Jean Daudar [sic] merchant cartier and of Catherine Beaujolin his wife."
September 14, 1724: Jean Etienne DODAL "son of Jean DODAL master cartier and of Catherine Beaujolin his wife"
January , 1726: Marie DODAL "daughter of Jean DODAL master cartier and of Catherine Gaujelin [sic] his wife"
May 5, 1727: Etienne DODAL: "son of Jean DODAL master cartier and of Catherine Beaujelin [sic] his wife"
June 24, 1728: Antoine DAUDAL: "son of Jean DAUDAL Master cardmaker and of Catherine Beaujolin his wife"
December 28, 1729: Jean Louis DAUDAT: "son of Jean DAUDAT Maitre Cartier and of Catherine Beaujolin his wife"
January 11, 1731: Jeanne Marie Dodat: "daughter of Jean Dodat master cartier and of Catherine Beaujelin [sic] his wife"
July7, 1732: Pierre Dodat: "son of# Jean Dodar [sic] master cartier and of Catherine Baujolin [sic] his wife" #deceased [Jean Dodar]
INTERMENT:
April 14, 1732: Interment of "Jean Dodat master cartier age 55" [actually 58]
NOTE: Since/while doing my searches Jean Luc Lanez has published the family tree of Jean Dodat[Dodal] on geneanet based upon his own research through the archives. You will find there a lot more information than I have above.
Jean Cartier DODAL (DODAT) : Family tree by Jean Luc LANEZ (lanezjl) - Geneanet
There are some examples of playing cards by “Jean Dodat de Lyon” & “Dodat” at th BnF, here
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b105202921.r=Dodat%2C%20Jean?rk=150215;2
and here:
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10520293g/f13.planchecontact
- Bibliography
- Schreiber French 5