Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN

Born

20 November 1735 , Sers, St-Pierre, Charente, France

Died

19 May 1802 , Joliette, Lower Canada

Leonard married Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET) 16 January 1769 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET) was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada. Genevieve died 28 September 1825 in Joliette, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Charles TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET) and Marguerite TRUDEL .

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son of Nicolas Lagarde and Jeanne Boutiller

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Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN married

Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET)
Marriage date: 16 January 1769
Marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET) was the child of Charles TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET) and Marguerite TRUDEL

Children of Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN and Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET)

Marguerite LAGARDE dite POTVIN

Born: 28 October 1769, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1836, Joliette, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph GOYETTE 20 November 1792 Place: Joliette, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1735
20 November 1735
Sers, St-Pierre, Charente, France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1769 Marriage / Partner
Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN and Genevieve TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET) 16 January 1769, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 33 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAGARDE dite POTVIN was born 28 October 1769, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Leonard was 33 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1792 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LAGARDE dite POTVIN married 20 November 1792, Joliette, Lower Canada to Joseph GOYETTE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)