Francoise
MIVILLE dite DESCHENES
(b.
11 August 1779
,
France
d.
14 October 1853
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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Francoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES was born 11 August 1779 in France
Francoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francoise married Pierre-Edouard D'AMOUR dit POTVIN 17 October 1803 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre-Edouard D'AMOUR dit POTVIN was born 13 October 1773 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Pierre-Edouard died 13 October 1853 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Francoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES died 14 October 1853 in Québec Province, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Francoise appear below.
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)
Family and Children of Francoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES
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Pierre-Edouard D'AMOUR dit POTVIN-- Date: 17 October 1803 Place: Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre-Edouard D'AMOUR dit POTVIN and Francoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES:
Marie-Ovide D'AMOUR dite POTVIN (b.20 September 1803, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada d. 19 August 1891, Hintonburg, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada)
m. Henri ALBERT dit LALLEMAND 18 February 1827 in Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)
Joseph D'AMOUR dit POTVIN (b.2 September 1807, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada d. 7 November 1881, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
m. Anne Phebe Felicite LABRECHE dite DUGAS 22 August 1831 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Pierre-Edouard D'AMOUR dit POTVIN-- Date: 17 October 1803 Place: Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower CanadaSacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre-Edouard D'AMOUR dit POTVIN and Francoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES:
Marie-Ovide D'AMOUR dite POTVIN (b.20 September 1803, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada d. 19 August 1891, Hintonburg, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada)m. Henri ALBERT dit LALLEMAND 18 February 1827 in Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)
Joseph D'AMOUR dit POTVIN (b.2 September 1807, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada d. 7 November 1881, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)m. Anne Phebe Felicite LABRECHE dite DUGAS 22 August 1831 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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1779 Birth 11 August 1779
France
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1803 Marriage / PartnerFrancoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES and Pierre-Edouard D'AMOUR dit POTVIN 17 October 1803, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada
She was 24 years old.
1803 Birth of ChildMarie-Ovide D'AMOUR dite POTVIN was born 20 September 1803, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada
Francoise was 24 years old.
1807 Birth of ChildJoseph D'AMOUR dit POTVIN was born 2 September 1807, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada
Francoise was 28 years old.
1827 Marriage of ChildMarie-Ovide D'AMOUR dite POTVIN married 18 February 1827, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud) to Henri ALBERT dit LALLEMAND
1831 Marriage of ChildJoseph D'AMOUR dit POTVIN married 22 August 1831, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to Anne Phebe Felicite LABRECHE dite DUGAS
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)
1853 Death 14 October 1853
Québec Province, Canada
She died at the age of 74.
Added: 11/19/2025 2:41:20 PM
- Updated: 12/3/2025 4:29:50 PM
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