François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN

Born

abt. 1666 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Died

7 January 1716 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1666 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

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François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1695.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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François married Jeanne VANASSE 3 November 1695 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jeanne VANASSE was born 29 March 1678 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . Jeanne was the child of François-Noel VANASSE and Jeanne FOURRIER.

François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN died 7 January 1716 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France.

son of Jean Gagné (Gasnier) and Andree Roussette

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN

François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN married

Jeanne VANASSE
Marriage date: 3 November 1695
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Jeanne VANASSE was the child of François-Noel VANASSE and Jeanne FOURRIER

Children of François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN and Jeanne VANASSE

Rene GAGNE dit POITEVIN

Born: 28 October 1698, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Gabrielle ST-LAURENT 29 July 1726 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Agathe GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN

Born: abt. 1700, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 June 1748, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph FORCIER 3 February 1729 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Thérèse GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN

Born: abt. 1702, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 April 1780, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean JOYAL 1 February 1723 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Joseph GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN

Born: abt. 1704, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jeanne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ 19 October 1734 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Michel GAGNE dit POITEVIN

Born: abt. 1707, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 January 1776, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Jeanne PREVOST 1 August 1741 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GAGNE dit POITEVIN

Born: 1 May 1709, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Anne GAGNE dite POITEVIN

Born: 14 February 1711, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 7 October 1720, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François'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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