Madeleine
GAGNE dite POITEVIN
(b.
13 November 1769
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
2 November 1816
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
)
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Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN was born 13 November 1769 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN was the child of Louis GAGNE dit POITEVIN and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel GAGNE dit POITEVIN and Marie-Jeanne PREVOST (maternal) Louis RENAUD and Marie SAVARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Basile BENOIT 9 January 1792 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Basile BENOIT was born 2 March 1772 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Basile died 28 April 1810 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Basile was the child of Joseph BENOIT and Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU.
Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN died 2 November 1816 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Madeleine appear below.
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)
Family and Children of Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN
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Basile BENOIT-- Date: 9 January 1792 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Basile BENOIT was the child of Joseph BENOIT and Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU
Children of Basile BENOIT and Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN:
Joseph BENOIT (b.13 October 1802, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Modeste MARTIN 18 August 1822 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Basile BENOIT-- Date: 9 January 1792 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada Basile BENOIT was the child of Joseph BENOIT and Anne Jeanne THIBODEAU
Children of Basile BENOIT and Madeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN:
Joseph BENOIT (b.13 October 1802, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. , )m. Marie-Modeste MARTIN 18 August 1822 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
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1769 Birth 13 November 1769
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1792 Marriage / PartnerMadeleine GAGNE dite POITEVIN and Basile BENOIT 9 January 1792, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
She was 22 years old.
1802 Birth of ChildJoseph BENOIT was born 13 October 1802, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Madeleine was 32 years old.
1810 Death of Spouse/PartnerBasile BENOIT died 28 April 1810, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1816 Death 2 November 1816
Yamaska, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 47.
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