Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN

Born

21 August 1731 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

29 March 1809 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Pierre married Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY 6 July 1753 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY was born 20 November 1736 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 4 October 1771 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne ROY .

Parents & Family of Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN

Parents of Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN

Father

Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN

Mother

Marguerite TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ

Grandparents of Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN

Paternal grandparents

Émery-Méry HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN Marie-Jacqueline COULON

Maternal grandparents

Louis TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ Marie-Françoise BEAUCHAMP

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN

Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN married

Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY
Marriage date: 6 July 1753
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY was the child of Pierre VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne ROY

Children of Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN and Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY

Pierre-Antoine ARPIN dit POTVIN

Born: 22 November 1754, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Angelique VEILLEUX 12 February 1776 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre'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 — 1731
21 August 1731
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN and Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY 6 July 1753, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 21 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Birth of Child
Pierre-Antoine ARPIN dit POTVIN was born 22 November 1754, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 23 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY died 4 October 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.