Joseph-Marie POTVIN dit ARPIN

Born

7 August 1774 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 February 1849 , Saint-Ours, Canada East

Joseph-Marie married Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 5 May 1794 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was born 24 February 1770 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 25 April 1819 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of André CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Louise PAYANT dite ST-ONGE .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Marie POTVIN dit ARPIN

Parents of Joseph-Marie POTVIN dit ARPIN

Father

Joseph-René HERPIN (ARPIN)

Mother

Marguerite PERRON

Grandparents of Joseph-Marie POTVIN dit ARPIN

Paternal grandparents

René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas PERRON Marie-Françoise ARCAND

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Marie POTVIN dit ARPIN

Joseph-Marie POTVIN dit ARPIN married

Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE
Marriage date: 5 May 1794
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was the child of André CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Louise PAYANT dite ST-ONGE

Children of Joseph-Marie POTVIN dit ARPIN and Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE

Jean-Baptiste ARPIN

Born: 5 May 1810, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Julie PICHET dite DUPRÉ 19 January 1830 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph-Marie's Québec records.

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 — 1774
7 August 1774
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie POTVIN dit ARPIN and Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 5 May 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 19 years old.

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

1810 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ARPIN was born 5 May 1810, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph-Marie was 35 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.