Jean-Baptiste
DESEVE dit POTVIN
(b.
21 January 1718
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
27 March 1783
,
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste DESEVE dit POTVIN was born 21 January 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste DESEVE dit POTVIN was the child of Joseph-Denis DESEVE and Catherine CHAUSSE dite LEMAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis DESEVE dit POITEVIN and Marie-Anne VANIER dite LAFONTAINE (maternal) Pierre CHAUSSE and Marie-Madeleine SEL (DECELLES)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Françoise PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 29 January 1771 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 12 February 1712 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Françoise died 21 March 1794 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Françoise was the child of Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF.
Jean-Baptiste DESEVE dit POTVIN died 27 March 1783 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
m. Deneau Marie-Madeleine
m. Pelletier Francoise
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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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