Alfred
POUTRE dit LAVIGNE
Born
1 March 1827
,
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
Died
27 December 1900
,
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada
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Born: 1 March 1827 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
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Alfred married Sarah-Jane HARVEY abt. 1857 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah-Jane HARVEY was born 3 April 1832 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville). Sarah-Jane died 11 May 1908 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville).
Alfred POUTRE dit LAVIGNE died 27 December 1900 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada .
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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)
Spouse & Children of Alfred POUTRE dit LAVIGNE
Children of Alfred POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Sarah-Jane HARVEY
Marie-Anne LAVIGNEBorn: abt. 1857, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 January 1915, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada
Died: 2 January 1915, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada
Married: Stanislas LECLERC 12 January 1875 Place: Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville)
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Birth — 18271 March 1827
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1875 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne LAVIGNE married 12 January 1875, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada (Headville) to Stanislas LECLERC
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Death — 190027 December 1900
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 73.
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