Antoine POUTRE dit LAVIGNE

Born

21 September 1734 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

28 September 1802 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Pierre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE Madeleine MASSON dite DUTREMBLAY

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Born: 21 September 1734 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Pierre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Madeleine MASSON dite DUTREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Andre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE , Jeanne BURELLE (BUREL)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MASSON , Catherine LEFRANCOIS

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Antoine married Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN 15 November 1773 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 10 April 1759 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Amable died 31 May 1832 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Amable was the child of Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Veronique BENOIT.

Antoine POUTRE dit LAVIGNE died 28 September 1802 in L'Acadie, Lower 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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Antoine POUTRE dit LAVIGNE married

Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN
Marriage date: 15 November 1773
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was the child of Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Veronique BENOIT

Children of Antoine POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN

Pierre POUTRE

Born: abt. 1776, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite DUQUET 24 September 1804 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Married: Elisabeth DEMERS 18 February 1822 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1734
21 September 1734
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Antoine POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN 15 November 1773, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 39 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.