Hyacinthe
MONTPETIT dit POTVIN
(b.
2 February 1776
,
Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
12 July 1863
,
Saint-Timothée, Canada East
)
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Hyacinthe MONTPETIT dit POTVIN was born 2 February 1776 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Hyacinthe MONTPETIT dit POTVIN was the child of Pierre MONTPETIT and Françoise HUNAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MONTPETIT and Marie-Josephte DAOUST (maternal) Pierre HUNAULT and Marie-Françoise PAYETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Hyacinthe married Euphronsine LEDUC 27 January 1801 in Île-Perrot, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Euphronsine LEDUC was born 27 February 1782 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Euphronsine died 30 April 1870 in Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois). Euphronsine was the child of Charles LEDUC and Suzanne LECOMPTE.
Hyacinthe MONTPETIT dit POTVIN died 12 July 1863 in Saint-Timothée, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Hyacinthe 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)
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