Joseph GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN

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abt. 1704 , Québec Province, Canada

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François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN Jeanne VANASSE

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Born: abt. 1704 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN

Mother: Jeanne VANASSE

Maternal grandparents: François-Noel VANASSE , Jeanne FOURRIER

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Joseph married Jeanne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ 19 October 1734 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jeanne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ was born 5 May 1714 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Jeanne died 30 September 1782 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Jeanne was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Jeanne RENOUX.

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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Joseph GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN married

Jeanne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ
Marriage date: 19 October 1734
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Jeanne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Jeanne RENOUX

Children of Joseph GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN and Jeanne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ

Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ

Born: 12 March 1741, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 25 May 1819, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte-Marie ALLARD 25 June 1775 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Anne POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ

Born: 10 May 1745, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 1 August 1828, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph PROULX 27 January 1783 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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