Jean-Baptiste
HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN
(b.
28 September 1751
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
,
)
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Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN was born 28 September 1751 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN was the child of René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Émery-Méry HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Jacqueline COULON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Françoise BAZINETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve LABRECHE 12 February 1776 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Genevieve LABRECHE was born abt. 1756 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve died abt. 1794 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve was the child of Charles LABRECH dit DELGUIEL (DÉZIEL) and Marguerite HOMIER (AUMIER).
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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