François VENDETTE dit POTVIN

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abt. 1757 , Québec Province, Canada

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Jean-François VENDETTE Charlotte BRIAND

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Born: abt. 1757 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-François VENDETTE

Mother: Charlotte BRIAND

Paternal grandparents: Michel-Pierre VENDETTE (VANDET) , Marie Madeleine ELIE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BRIAND dit SANSREGRET , Marie-Anne BAILLARGEON

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François married Louise-Elisabeth COUBRONNE 15 February 1779 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise-Elisabeth COUBRONNE was born 9 January 1763 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Louise-Elisabeth died 6 December 1833 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louise-Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUBRONNE and Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER.

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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Louise-Elisabeth COUBRONNE
Marriage date: 15 February 1779
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise-Elisabeth COUBRONNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUBRONNE and Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

Children of François VENDETTE dit POTVIN and Louise-Elisabeth COUBRONNE

Antoine VENDETTE (VANDET) dit POITEVIN

Born: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louise FORTIER 27 January 1824 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste POTVIN

Born: 18 February 1788, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 May 1851, Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BUCK 28 October 1816 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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