Jean-Baptiste
POITEVIN dit POTVIN
(b.
6 March 1739
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
d.
19 November 1798
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN was born 6 March 1739 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN was the child of Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean POITEVIN and Francoise Rose OTIS (maternal) Louis TREMBLAY and Françoise MORELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Barbe GAGNON 8 February 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Barbe GAGNON was born 6 February 1749 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Barbe died 3 March 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Barbe was the child of Charles GAGNON and Claire-Francoise TREPANIER.
Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN died 19 November 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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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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