Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN

(b. 6 March 1739 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1798 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN was born 6 March 1739 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste 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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Barbe GAGNON 8 February 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Barbe GAGNON was born 6 February 1749 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Barbe died 3 March 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Barbe was the child of Charles GAGNON and Claire-Francoise TREPANIER.

Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN died 19 November 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN

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Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN married

Barbe GAGNON-- Date: 8 February 1768 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Barbe GAGNON was the child of Charles GAGNON and Claire-Francoise TREPANIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Barbe GAGNON:

Felicite POTVIN (b.3 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 February 1837, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Charles SIMARD 21 May 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Veronique POTVIN (b.10 February 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 January 1856, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Antoine BOUCHARD 14 July 1801 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Francois POTVIN (b.7 May 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 March 1853, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne THIBAULT 10 January 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1739 Birth
6 March 1739
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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Barbe GAGNON 8 February 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 28 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Felicite POTVIN was born 3 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Veronique POTVIN was born 10 February 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Francois POTVIN was born 7 May 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Felicite POTVIN married 21 May 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Louis-Charles SIMARD