Charlotte ARPIN dite POTVIN

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14 October 1779 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada

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Andre-Marie POTVIN (ARPIN)Marie-Charlotte PAPILLON

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Born: 14 October 1779 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Andre-Marie POTVIN (ARPIN)

Mother: Marie-Charlotte PAPILLON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Charles-Antoine HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN , Marie-Brigitte EMERY dite CODERRE

Maternal grandparents: Étienne PAPILLON , Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY

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Charlotte married Joseph FONTAINE abt. 1805 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Joseph FONTAINE was born 7 June 1773 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph was the child of Louis FONTAINE and Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Spouse & Children of Charlotte ARPIN dite POTVIN

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Charlotte ARPIN dite POTVIN married

Joseph FONTAINE
Marriage date: abt. 1805
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Joseph FONTAINE was the child of Louis FONTAINE and Élisabeth-Isabelle HUARD

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Children of Joseph FONTAINE and Charlotte ARPIN dite POTVIN

Angelique FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1803, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 2 June 1879, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Paul PAYANT dit ST-ONGE 11 April 1826 Place: Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada

Francois FONTAINE

Born: 18 November 1809, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE

Born: 23 May 1811, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: 5 August 1811, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Marie-Rose FONTAINE

Born: 13 June 1814, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Simeon Godefroy FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1816, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: 5 August 1894, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Francois-Nacisse FONTAINE

Born: 23 December 1817, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: 25 October 1818, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Agathe FONTAINE

Born: 12 December 1818, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Julie FONTAINE

Born: 17 October 1820, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Catherine FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1823, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1779
14 October 1779
Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada

1809 Birth of Child
Francois FONTAINE was born 18 November 1809, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Charlotte was 30 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE was born 23 May 1811, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Charlotte was 31 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose FONTAINE was born 13 June 1814, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Charlotte was 34 years old.

1817 Birth of Child
Francois-Nacisse FONTAINE was born 23 December 1817, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Charlotte was 38 years old.

1818 Birth of Child
Agathe FONTAINE was born 12 December 1818, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Charlotte was 39 years old.

1820 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie FONTAINE was born 17 October 1820, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Charlotte was 41 years old.

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