René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN

Born

10 March 1709 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Died

8 March 1780 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Émery-Méry HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN Marie-Jacqueline COULON

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Born: 10 March 1709 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Father: Émery-Méry HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN

Mother: Marie-Jacqueline COULON

Maternal grandparents: Auffray COULON dit MABRIAN , Françoise TIERCE

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René-Guillaume married Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 16 August 1740 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE was born 15 February 1723 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Thérèse died 28 June 1797 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Françoise BAZINET.

René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN died 8 March 1780 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Spouse & Children of René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN

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René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN married

Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE
Marriage date: 16 August 1740
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Françoise BAZINET

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Children:

René-Antoine Arpin Herpin 1741-

Catherine Herpin Poitevin 1742-

Marie-Charles Arpin Poitevin 1746-1810

Joseph-René Arpin Herpin 1749-1809

Jean-Baptiste Arpin Herpin Poitevin 1751-

Thérèse Herpin Arpin 1753-

Paul Arpin Herpin

Marie-Archange Arpin Herpin 1760-

Marguerite Arpin Poitevin 1762-

Françoise Arpin 1764-

René-Philippe Herpin Poitevin 1766-

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

Marie-Catherine HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN

Born: 2 May 1742, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 6 November 1817, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: François SAVIGNAC 16 September 1799 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Charlotte HERPIN-ARPIN POITEVIN

Born: 7 February 1746, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 16 January 1810, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin DAVIAU 29 January 1765 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph-René HERPIN (ARPIN)

Born: 10 July 1749, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1809, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite PERRON 14 October 1771 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN

Born: 28 September 1751, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Genevieve LABRECHE 12 February 1776 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Thérèse HERPIN (ARPIN)

Born: 16 May 1753, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 28 March 1813, , Canada

Married: Eustache PERRON 19 April 1773 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Antoine-Rene HERPIN (ARPIN)

Born: 27 October 1756, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 31 October 1809, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise HUDON dite BEAULIEU 5 October 1778 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN)

Born: 20 June 1760, Contrecœur, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL 31 March 1788 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN)

Born: 13 February 1764, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN 5 June 1787 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

René-Philippe HERPIN (ARPIN)

Born: 23 March 1766, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie BELLET (BLET) 30 January 1786 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1709
10 March 1709
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 16 August 1740, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 31 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN was born 2 May 1742, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

René-Guillaume was 33 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte HERPIN-ARPIN POITEVIN was born 7 February 1746, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

René-Guillaume was 36 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Joseph-René HERPIN (ARPIN) was born 10 July 1749, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

René-Guillaume was 40 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN was born 28 September 1751, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

René-Guillaume was 42 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Thérèse HERPIN (ARPIN) was born 16 May 1753, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

René-Guillaume was 44 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Antoine-Rene HERPIN (ARPIN) was born 27 October 1756, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

René-Guillaume was 47 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN) was born 20 June 1760, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

René-Guillaume was 51 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN) was born 13 February 1764, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

René-Guillaume was 54 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte HERPIN-ARPIN POITEVIN married 29 January 1765, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Augustin DAVIAU

1766 Birth of Child
René-Philippe HERPIN (ARPIN) was born 23 March 1766, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

René-Guillaume was 57 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph-René HERPIN (ARPIN) married 14 October 1771, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marguerite PERRON

1773 Marriage of Child
Thérèse HERPIN (ARPIN) married 19 April 1773, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Eustache PERRON

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN married 12 February 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Genevieve LABRECHE

1778 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Rene HERPIN (ARPIN) married 5 October 1778, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Louise HUDON dite BEAULIEU