Pierre GAUTHIER dit POITEVIN

(b. abt. 1696 , France d. 9 April 1756 , Deschambault, Canada, New France )

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Pierre GAUTHIER dit POITEVIN was born abt. 1696 in France

Pierre GAUTHIER dit POITEVIN was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1723.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marguerite ARCAND 31 October 1723 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite ARCAND was born 13 June 1706 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marguerite died 2 June 1790 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marguerite was the child of Simon ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS and Marie-Anne INARD.

Pierre GAUTHIER dit POITEVIN died 9 April 1756 in Deschambault, Canada, New France .

son of Charles Gauthier and Catherine Arnaud

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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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