Jean-Baptiste POTHIER dit STE-GEMME

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27 December 1699 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

23 April 1760 , Rivière-du-Loup, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste POTHIER Marie-Étiennette BEAUVAIS

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Born: 27 December 1699 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste POTHIER

Mother: Marie-Étiennette BEAUVAIS

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BEAUVAIS dit ST-GEMME , Jeanne SAULEDAY (SOLDE)

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Jean-Baptiste married Judith LEMAITRE dite LALONGÉ 3 November 1733 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . Judith LEMAITRE dite LALONGÉ was born 23 June 1703 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Judith died 24 May 1739 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Judith was the child of Jean LEMAÎTRE and Catherine-Michelle GODEFROY.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Catherine GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) 29 June 1739 in Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France . Catherine GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) was born 11 November 1718 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Catherine died 24 April 1758 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Catherine was the child of Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Marie-Madeleine BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE.

Jean-Baptiste POTHIER dit STE-GEMME died 23 April 1760 in Rivière-du-Loup, 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-Baptiste POTHIER dit STE-GEMME married

Judith LEMAITRE dite LALONGÉ
Marriage date: 3 November 1733
Marriage place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Judith LEMAITRE dite LALONGÉ was the child of Jean LEMAÎTRE and Catherine-Michelle GODEFROY

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Catherine GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)
Marriage date: 29 June 1739
Marriage place: Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France
Catherine GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) was the child of Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Marie-Madeleine BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

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Birth — 1699
27 December 1699
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste POTHIER dit STE-GEMME and Judith LEMAITRE dite LALONGÉ 3 November 1733, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 33 years old.

1739 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste POTHIER dit STE-GEMME and Catherine GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) 29 June 1739, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

He was 39 years old.

1739 Death of Spouse/Partner
Judith LEMAITRE dite LALONGÉ died 24 May 1739, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) died 24 April 1758, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

Death — 1760
23 April 1760
Rivière-du-Loup, Canada
He died at the age of 60.

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