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Marguerite ARPIN dite POITEVIN was born 1 April 1795 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Marguerite ARPIN dite POITEVIN was the child of René-Philippe HERPIN (ARPIN) and Marie BELLET (BLET) and the grandchild of: (paternal) René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE (maternal) Pierre-Antoine BELLET (BLET) GAZAILLE and Marie-Angélique VANDALSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Athanase THIBAULT 3 October 1814 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Athanase THIBAULT was born 3 October 1795 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Athanase died 19 January 1820 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Athanase was the child of Toussaint THIBEAULT and Thérèse-Marie CARPENTIER (CHARPENTIER).
Marguerite married (2) Joseph-Jean LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 14 March 1823 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Jean LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was born 31 December 1777 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Joseph-Jean died 20 November 1872 in Saint-Simon, Bagot, Québec, Canada (St-Simon-de-Yamaska). Joseph-Jean was the child of François LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Josephte HOUDE.
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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