Pierre
ARPIN dit POITEVIN
(b.
abt. 1695
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
25 October 1757
,
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN was born abt. 1695 in Québec Province, Canada
Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN was the child of Émery-Méry HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Jacqueline COULON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Auffray COULON dit MABRIAN and Françoise TIERCESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marguerite TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ 16 February 1721 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ was born 10 May 1704 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marguerite died 28 March 1756 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite was the child of Louis TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie-Françoise BEAUCHAMP.
Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN died 25 October 1757 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Pierre 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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