Elmire
EMARD dite POTVIN
(b.
22 October 1832
,
Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
d.
23 August 1918
,
Aumond, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Québec, Canada
)
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Elmire EMARD dite POTVIN was born 22 October 1832 in Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
Elmire EMARD dite POTVIN was the child of Louis EMARD dit POTVIN and Angélique BARBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre EMARD and Marie-Catherine PAYANT dite ST-ONGE (maternal) René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ and Marie-Josephte LEMIEUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elmire married Jean-Évangéliste ROY 22 September 1851 in St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Évangéliste ROY was born abt. 1829 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Évangéliste died 16 June 1895 in Aumond, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Québec, Canada. Jean-Évangéliste was the child of Augustin ROY and Marie-Marguerite CARDINAL.
Elmire EMARD dite POTVIN died 23 August 1918 in Aumond, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Elmire 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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