Michel
POITEVIN dit POTVIN
(b.
9 February 1738
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
d.
13 May 1781
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN was born 9 February 1738 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Michel POITEVIN dit 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 MORELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marie-Josephte SIMARD 27 January 1769 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte SIMARD was born 18 June 1746 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Josephte died 31 May 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre SIMARD and Françoise MEUNIER.
Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN died 13 May 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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