Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ

Born

12 March 1741 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

25 May 1819 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Michel married Charlotte-Marie ALLARD 25 June 1775 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Charlotte-Marie ALLARD was born 10 January 1757 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France. Charlotte-Marie died 9 February 1815 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Charlotte-Marie was the child of André ALLARD and Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS .

Parents & Family of Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ

Parents of Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ

Father

Joseph GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN

Mother

Jeanne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ

Grandparents of Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents

François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN Jeanne VANASSE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ Jeanne RENOUX

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ

Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ married

Charlotte-Marie ALLARD
Marriage date: 25 June 1775
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

See marriage record for Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ and Charlotte-Marie ALLARD
Charlotte-Marie ALLARD was the child of André ALLARD and Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Children of Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ and Charlotte-Marie ALLARD

Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ

Born: 4 December 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ

Born: 9 March 1779, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois FORCIER 9 February 1795 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ

Born: 11 December 1783, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 November 1841, Yamaska, Canada East

Marie-Josephe POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ

Born: 27 May 1787, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 March 1850, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Joseph PAUL HUS 26 October 1812 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Jeanne POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ

Born: 28 October 1788, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 January 1855, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Gregoire GUILBAULT 22 February 1808 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Michel's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1741
12 March 1741
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ and Charlotte-Marie ALLARD 25 June 1775, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 34 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ was born 4 December 1777, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 36 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ was born 9 March 1779, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 38 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ was born 11 December 1783, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 42 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ was born 27 May 1787, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 46 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Jeanne POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ was born 28 October 1788, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 47 years old.

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Marguerite POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ married 9 February 1795, Yamaska, Lower Canada to Francois FORCIER

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Jeanne POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ married 22 February 1808, Yamaska, Lower Canada to Joseph-Gregoire GUILBAULT

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ married 26 October 1812, Yamaska, Lower Canada to Joseph PAUL HUS