Leonard
LAGARDE dit POTVIN
(b.
20 November 1735
,
Sers, St-Pierre, Charente, France
d.
19 May 1802
,
Joliette, Lower Canada
)
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Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN was born 20 November 1735 in Sers, St-Pierre, Charente, France
Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 (Quebec). Genevieve died 28 September 1825 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). Genevieve was the child of Charles TOUCHETTE (TOUCHET) and Marguerite TRUDEL.
Leonard LAGARDE dit POTVIN died 19 May 1802 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
son of Nicolas Lagarde and Jeanne Boutiller
Details of the family tree of Leonard 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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