Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN

(b. 8 September 1736 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. , )

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Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 8 September 1736 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN was the child of Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean POITEVIN and Francoise Rose OTIS (maternal) Louis TREMBLAY and Françoise MOREL

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Marie-Victoire married Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE 15 January 1755 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE was born 6 September 1734 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-Marie-Francois died 6 December 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-Marie-Francois was the child of Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE and Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE.

m. Bradette Jean-Marie-Francois

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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Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN married

Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE-- Date: 15 January 1755 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE was the child of Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE and Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE

Children of Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE and Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN:

Cecile BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS (b.22 November 1757, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 29 November 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Francois TREMBLAY 3 February 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Sauveur BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS (b.26 June 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada d. 16 August 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 29 January 1782 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Marie BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS (b.29 June 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 May 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve BELLEY 30 January 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS (b.26 October 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 May 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD 24 November 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS (b.16 June 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 September 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie BOUCHARD 15 January 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Francois-Xavier ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE (b.10 February 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Therese BOUCHARD 14 February 1792 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Theotiste ST-GELAIS dite BRADETTE (b.10 October 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 January 1830, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada)
m. Antoine BOLDUC 13 November 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1736 Birth
8 September 1736
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1755 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN and Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE 15 January 1755, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Cecile BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS was born 22 November 1757, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Victoire was 21 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Sauveur BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS was born 26 June 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Victoire was 24 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS was born 29 June 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Victoire was 28 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marguerite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS was born 26 October 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Victoire was 31 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS was born 16 June 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Victoire was 34 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE was born 10 February 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Victoire was 37 years old.

1776 Birth of Child
Theotiste ST-GELAIS dite BRADETTE was born 10 October 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Victoire was 40 years old.

Added: 12/22/2017 10:41:08 AM - Updated: 6/26/2025 3:01:27 PM