Jean-Marie
POITEVIN dit POTVIN
(b.
31 December 1765
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
28 September 1847
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
)
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Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN was born 31 December 1765 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN was the child of Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Marie-Luce SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY (maternal) Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 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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