Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN

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20 April 1785 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 January 1846 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

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Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN)Marie-Luce SIMARD

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Born: 20 April 1785 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)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Josephte married Joseph FORTIN 28 October 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph FORTIN was born 10 February 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph died 1 August 1835 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada. Joseph was the child of Louis-Marie FORTIN and Catherine-Felicite SIMARD.

Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN died 2 January 1846 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East.
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Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN married

Joseph FORTIN
Marriage date: 28 October 1806
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Joseph FORTIN was the child of Louis-Marie FORTIN and Catherine-Felicite SIMARD

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Children of Joseph FORTIN and Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN

Josephine FORTIN

Born: abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Emilien GAGNON 4 November 1828 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada

Marcelline FORTIN

Born: 10 August 1812, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 November 1896, Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Married: Francois GIRARD 23 April 1833 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada

Venerande FORTIN

Born: 6 February 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 18 April 1862, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

Married: Simeon PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS 14 August 1832 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada

Angele FORTIN

Born: 29 May 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 16 December 1911, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Thadee TREMBLAY 13 January 1846 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Josephte's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1785
20 April 1785
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

1806 Marriage / Partner
Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN and Joseph FORTIN 28 October 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 21 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Marcelline FORTIN was born 10 August 1812, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Josephte was 27 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Venerande FORTIN was born 6 February 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte was 29 years old.

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

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

1823 Birth of Child
Angele FORTIN was born 29 May 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte was 38 years old.

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Josephine FORTIN married 4 November 1828, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada to Emilien GAGNON

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Venerande FORTIN married 14 August 1832, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada to Simeon PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS

1833 Marriage of Child
Marcelline FORTIN married 23 April 1833, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada to Francois GIRARD