Simon POITEVIN dit LAFLEUR

Born

7 September 1741 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

26 March 1826 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

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Born: 7 September 1741 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Simon POITEVIN dit LAFLEUR

Father

François POITEVIN dit LAFLEUR

Mother

Françoise GUERIN dite LENEUVILLE

Grandparents of Simon POITEVIN dit LAFLEUR

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Maternal grandparents

Antoine GUÉRIN dit LANEUVILLE Marie-Catherine DARDENNE

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

Simon married Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER 27 November 1769 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER was born 4 February 1753 in Laval, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique died 21 May 1810 in Terrebonne, Lower Canada . Marie-Angélique was the child of Paul ÉTHIER and Angélique CHARBONNEAU.

Simon POITEVIN dit LAFLEUR died 26 March 1826 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Simon POITEVIN dit LAFLEUR

Simon POITEVIN dit LAFLEUR married

Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER
Marriage date: 27 November 1769
Marriage place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER was the child of Paul ÉTHIER and Angélique CHARBONNEAU

Children of Simon POITEVIN dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER

Charlotte POTVIN

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste PAPINEAU 7 November 1803 Place: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Genevieve POITEVIN

Born: 15 October 1778, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 November 1811, Terrebonne, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit BELLEFLEUR 27 January 1800 Place: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre GODON 10 June 1805 Place: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Marguerite POTVIN

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 March 1827, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Joseph FOISY 6 February 1809 Place: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1741
7 September 1741
Montréal, Canada, New France

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
Simon POITEVIN dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER 27 November 1769, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 28 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Genevieve POITEVIN was born 15 October 1778, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Simon was 37 years old.

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

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

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Genevieve POITEVIN married 27 January 1800, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit BELLEFLEUR

1803 Marriage of Child
Charlotte POTVIN married 7 November 1803, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste PAPINEAU

1805 Marriage of Child
Genevieve POITEVIN married 10 June 1805, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada to Pierre GODON

1809 Marriage of Child
Marguerite POTVIN married 6 February 1809, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada to Joseph FOISY