Louis GAGNE dit POITEVIN

Born

abt. 1750 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

21 June 1799 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Louis GAGNE dit POITEVIN

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Born: abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Louis GAGNE dit POITEVIN

Father

Michel GAGNE dit POITEVIN

Mother

Marie-Jeanne PREVOST

Grandparents of Louis GAGNE dit POITEVIN

Paternal grandparents

François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN Jeanne VANASSE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste PREVOST Geneviève SEDILOT

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

Louis married Marie-Madeleine RENAUD 6 February 1769 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine RENAUD was born 15 May 1744 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Louis RENAUD and Marie SAVARD.

Louis GAGNE dit POITEVIN died 21 June 1799 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis GAGNE dit POITEVIN

Louis GAGNE dit POITEVIN married

Marie-Madeleine RENAUD
Marriage date: 6 February 1769
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine RENAUD was the child of Louis RENAUD and Marie SAVARD

Children of Louis GAGNE dit POITEVIN and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD

Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN

Born: 13 November 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 November 1816, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Basile BENOIT 9 January 1792 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louis'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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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Louis GAGNE dit POITEVIN and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD 6 February 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1769 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN was born 13 November 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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.