Louis EMARD dit POTVIN

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23 November 1787 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre EMARD Marie-Catherine PAYANT dite ST-ONGE

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Born: 23 November 1787 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre EMARD

Mother: Marie-Catherine PAYANT dite ST-ONGE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine EMARD (AYMARD) , Marie-Josephe BOURGERIE (BOURGERY)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PAYANT dit ST-ONGE , Françoise-Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ)

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Louis married Angélique BARBEAU 22 November 1819 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique BARBEAU was born 28 August 1792 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Angélique was the child of René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ and Marie-Josephte LEMIEUX.

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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Louis EMARD dit POTVIN married

Angélique BARBEAU
Marriage date: 22 November 1819
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
Angélique BARBEAU was the child of René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ and Marie-Josephte LEMIEUX

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Elmire EMARD dite POTVIN

Born: 22 October 1832, Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
Died: 23 August 1918, Aumond, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Évangéliste ROY 22 September 1851

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