Toussaint
D'AMOURS dit POITEVIN
(b.
13 March 1737
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
18 May 1820
,
Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
)
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Toussaint D'AMOURS dit POITEVIN was born 13 March 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Toussaint D'AMOURS dit POITEVIN was the child of Jacques-Joseph D'AMOURS dit POITEVIN and Françoise PRIEUR and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean PRIEUR and Marie-Charlotte GLORY dite LA BIERESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Toussaint married Marie-Louise ETHIER 10 November 1766 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise ETHIER was born 31 August 1747 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie-Louise died 7 May 1821 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph ÉTHIER and Marie-Catherine LAUZON.
Toussaint D'AMOURS dit POITEVIN died 18 May 1820 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Toussaint 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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