Joseph POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE

(b. 17 November 1774 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Joseph POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE was born 17 November 1774 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE was the child of Joseph-Marie POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE and Angelique RANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) André POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephe DAOUST (maternal) Hubert RANGER and Elisabeth ROBILLARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Elisabeth LAROCQUE 27 November 1797 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth LAROCQUE was born 16 October 1768 in Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes). Elisabeth died 27 December 1845 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Elisabeth was the child of François-Marie LAROCQUE dit COUILLARD and Marie-Jeanne PILON.

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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Joseph POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE married

Elisabeth LAROCQUE-- Date: 27 November 1797 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
Elisabeth LAROCQUE was the child of François-Marie LAROCQUE dit COUILLARD and Marie-Jeanne PILON

Children of Joseph POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE and Elisabeth LAROCQUE:

Marie-Pelagie POUDRETTE (b.5 October 1801, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada d. , )
m. François TREPANIER 27 September 1819 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1774 Birth
17 November 1774
Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

1797 Marriage / Partner
Joseph POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE and Elisabeth LAROCQUE 27 November 1797, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 23 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Marie-Pelagie POUDRETTE was born 5 October 1801, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Joseph was 26 years old.

Added: 3/15/2021 6:35:58 PM - Updated: 3/15/2021 6:43:39 PM