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 MOREL

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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 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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Family and Children of Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN

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Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN married

Marie-Josephte SIMARD-- Date: 27 January 1769 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Marie-Josephte SIMARD was the child of Pierre SIMARD and Françoise MEUNIER

Children of Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Marie-Josephte SIMARD:

Michel POTVIN (b.17 September 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte SIMARD 18 January 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte POTVIN (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 November 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin BOIVIN 26 November 1793 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Joseph POTVIN (b.5 July 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 November 1839, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Agnes TREMBLAY 13 November 1798 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1738 Birth
9 February 1738
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Marie-Josephte SIMARD 27 January 1769, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Michel POTVIN was born 17 September 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 33 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.

1781 Death
13 May 1781
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 43.

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Joseph POTVIN was born 5 July 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 43 years old.

Added: 12/22/2017 10:41:08 AM - Updated: 9/27/2024 2:06:21 PM