Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN

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16 April 1725 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

6 January 1802 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN Agnes MARTIN

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Born: 16 April 1725 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN

Mother: Agnes MARTIN

Paternal grandparents: Émery-Méry HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN , Marie-Jacqueline COULON

Maternal grandparents: Antoine MARTIN , Marie-Françoise FEVRIER dite LACROIX

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Jean-Pierre married Marie-Angélique THIBAULT 13 June 1745 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Angélique THIBAULT was born 15 July 1725 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Angélique died 14 May 1771 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Angélique was the child of Nicolas THIBAULT and Marie-Thérèse MASTA.

Jean-Pierre married (2) Suzanne ROY 19 August 1771 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Suzanne ROY was born 3 November 1744 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Suzanne was the child of Gabriel ROY and Marie-Suzanne BEAUDIN.

Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN died 6 January 1802 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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Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN married

Marie-Angélique THIBAULT
Marriage date: 13 June 1745
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Angélique THIBAULT was the child of Nicolas THIBAULT and Marie-Thérèse MASTA

Children of Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Angélique THIBAULT

Marie-Marguerite HERPIN

Born: 6 July 1746, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1806, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN 13 October 1766 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN)

Born: 20 December 1747, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 28 April 1827, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve PAPILLON 13 October 1777 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN)

Born: 1 February 1749, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 3 July 1812, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth CHAPDELAINE 26 January 1778 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Vital HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN

Born: 11 February 1751, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1812, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 9 October 1775 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Ours HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN

Born: 12 July 1753, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 1 June 1812, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève GAMARD dite POUTICHEROT 7 October 1776 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Jeanne HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN

Born: 3 December 1754, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1754, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Francois-Toussaint ARPIN

Born: 29 April 1756, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 30 October 1759, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie ARPIN

Born: 28 November 1757, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 30 September 1758, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise ARPIN

Born: 25 August 1759, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 30 October 1759, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN married

Suzanne ROY
Marriage date: 19 August 1771
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Suzanne ROY was the child of Gabriel ROY and Marie-Suzanne BEAUDIN

Children of Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Suzanne ROY

Joseph ARPIN

Born: 7 April 1775, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 September 1848, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Marguerite PICHET dite DUPRÉ 8 November 1802 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Amable ARPIN

Born: 25 January 1777, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 September 1843, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Antoine ARPIN

Born: 15 November 1778, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Angelique ARPIN

Born: 27 February 1787, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 July 1820, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Alexis LAVENTURE 29 February 1808 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1725
16 April 1725
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Angélique THIBAULT 13 June 1745, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite HERPIN was born 6 July 1746, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Pierre was 21 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) was born 20 December 1747, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Pierre was 22 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) was born 1 February 1749, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Pierre was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Vital HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN was born 11 February 1751, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Pierre was 25 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Ours HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN was born 12 July 1753, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Pierre was 28 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN was born 3 December 1754, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Pierre was 29 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Francois-Toussaint ARPIN was born 29 April 1756, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Pierre was 31 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie ARPIN was born 28 November 1757, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Pierre was 32 years old.

1758 Death of Child
Joseph-Marie ARPIN died 30 September 1758, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Pierre was 33 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ARPIN was born 25 August 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Pierre was 34 years old.

1759 Death of Child
Francois-Toussaint ARPIN died 30 October 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Pierre was 34 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite HERPIN married 13 October 1766, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean Baptiste CYR dit CADIEN

1771 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Suzanne ROY 19 August 1771, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 46 years old.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique THIBAULT died 14 May 1771 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1775 Birth of Child
Joseph ARPIN was born 7 April 1775, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Pierre was 50 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Vital HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN married 9 October 1775, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Josephte BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ours HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN married 7 October 1776 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Geneviève GAMARD dite POUTICHEROT

1777 Birth of Child
Amable ARPIN was born 25 January 1777, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Pierre was 51 years old.

1777 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) married 13 October 1777, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Genevieve PAPILLON

1778 Marriage of Child
Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) married 26 January 1778, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Elisabeth CHAPDELAINE

1778 Birth of Child
Antoine ARPIN was born 15 November 1778, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Pierre was 53 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Angelique ARPIN was born 27 February 1787, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Pierre was 61 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1802
6 January 1802
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.

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