Antoine VENDETTE (VANDET) dit POITEVIN

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abt. 1779 , Québec Province, Canada

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François VENDETTE dit POTVIN Louise-Elisabeth COUBRONNE

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Born: abt. 1779 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: François VENDETTE dit POTVIN

Mother: Louise-Elisabeth COUBRONNE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François VENDETTE , Charlotte BRIAND

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste COUBRONNE , Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

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Antoine married Louise FORTIER 27 January 1824 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Louise FORTIER was born 17 July 1776 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louise died 1 January 1834 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Louise was the child of Claude-Marie FORTIER and Marie-Angélique VANDAL.

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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Antoine VENDETTE (VANDET) dit POITEVIN married

Louise FORTIER
Marriage date: 27 January 1824
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Louise FORTIER was the child of Claude-Marie FORTIER and Marie-Angélique VANDAL

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