Pierre-Edouard
D'AMOUR dit POTVIN
(b.
13 October 1773
,
Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
13 October 1853
,
Ottawa, Canada West
)
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Pierre-Edouard D'AMOUR dit POTVIN was born 13 October 1773 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre-Edouard D'AMOUR dit POTVIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre-Edouard married Francoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES 17 October 1803 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES was born 11 August 1779 in France. Francoise died 14 October 1853 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
Pierre-Edouard D'AMOUR dit POTVIN died 13 October 1853 in Ottawa, Canada West.
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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)
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