Geneviève GAMARD dite POUTICHEROT

(b. abt. 1758 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 October 1814 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève GAMARD dite POUTICHEROT was born abt. 1758 in Québec Province, Canada

Geneviève GAMARD dite POUTICHEROT was the child of Jacques PONTICHERAT (POUCHEROT) dit GAMARD and Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX and the grandchild of: (maternal) Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Geneviève married Marie-Ours HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN 7 October 1776 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Ours HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN was born 12 July 1753 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Ours died 1 June 1812 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Ours was the child of Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Angélique THIBAULT.

Geneviève married (2) Pierre LAMOTHE dit COCHON 14 August 1814 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Pierre LAMOTHE dit COCHON was born 3 May 1768 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre was the child of Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Anne LEGARE.

Geneviève GAMARD dite POUTICHEROT died 20 October 1814 in Saint-Ours, Lower 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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