Marie-Josephe
POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ
(b.
27 May 1787
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
1 March 1850
,
Sorel, Canada East
)
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Marie-Josephe POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ was born 27 May 1787 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ was the child of Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ and Charlotte-Marie ALLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN and Jeanne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ (maternal) André ALLARD and Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephe married Joseph PAUL HUS 26 October 1812 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Joseph PAUL HUS was born 5 June 1782 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Joseph died 10 May 1851 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph was the child of Pierre-Ignace HUS PAUL and Catherine FORCIER.
Marie-Josephe POITEVIN dite GAGNÉ died 1 March 1850 in Sorel, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephe appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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