Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN

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31 December 1765 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 September 1847 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN)Marie-Luce SIMARD

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Born: 31 December 1765 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN)

Mother: Marie-Luce SIMARD

Paternal grandparents: Michel POITEVIN , Françoise TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE , Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON)

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Jean-Marie married Agnes BOUCHARD 30 September 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Agnes BOUCHARD was born 16 March 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Agnes died 20 June 1862 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Agnes was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON.

Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN died 28 September 1847 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Agnes BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 30 September 1788
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Agnes BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON

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Children of Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Agnes BOUCHARD

Michel-Archange POTVIN

Born: 23 April 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 30 October 1881, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Ursule LAVOIE 25 November 1817 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN)

Born: 25 March 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 15 November 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Francois TREMBLAY 27 October 1812 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Antoinette POTVIN

Born: 14 April 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 23 December 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Bernard FORTIN 3 March 1813 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite POTVIN

Born: 25 February 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 26 November 1880, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Eugene-Eucher GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 27 November 1821 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Angele POTVIN

Born: 24 April 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 26 November 1820 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Olive POTVIN

Born: 24 November 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Benjamin SAVARD 21 January 1834 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Mathilde POTVIN

Born: 17 November 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 30 March 1897, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 23 August 1825 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Luce POTVIN

Born: 24 September 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 29 May 1881, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Paul TREMBLAY 18 November 1828 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charles POTVIN

Born: 7 July 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Seraphine SIMARD 14 February 1832 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Thomas POTVIN

Born: 29 November 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 4 July 1863, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Emilie GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) 8 February 1836 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1765
31 December 1765
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Agnes BOUCHARD 30 September 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Michel-Archange POTVIN was born 23 April 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie was 25 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN) was born 25 March 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie was 28 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Antoinette POTVIN was born 14 April 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie was 30 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Marguerite POTVIN was born 25 February 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie was 34 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Angele POTVIN was born 24 April 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie was 37 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Olive POTVIN was born 24 November 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie was 38 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Mathilde POTVIN was born 17 November 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie was 40 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Luce POTVIN was born 24 September 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie was 42 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Charles POTVIN was born 7 July 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie was 44 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN) married 27 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Francois TREMBLAY

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Antoinette POTVIN married 3 March 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Bernard FORTIN

1814 Birth of Child
Thomas POTVIN was born 29 November 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie was 48 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Michel-Archange POTVIN married 25 November 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Ursule LAVOIE

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Angele POTVIN married 26 November 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1821 Marriage of Child
Marguerite POTVIN married 27 November 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Eugene-Eucher GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Child
Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN) died 15 November 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie was 58 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Mathilde POTVIN married 23 August 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Luce POTVIN married 18 November 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Paul TREMBLAY

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Charles POTVIN married 14 February 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Seraphine SIMARD

1834 Marriage of Child
Olive POTVIN married 21 January 1834, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Benjamin SAVARD

1836 Marriage of Child
Thomas POTVIN married 8 February 1836, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Emilie GAUTHIER (GONTHIER)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Death of Child
Marie-Antoinette POTVIN died 23 December 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marie was 75 years old.

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Death — 1847
28 September 1847
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
He died at the age of 81.

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