Joseph POITEVIN dit POTVIN

(b. abt. 1748 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 8 October 1807 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Joseph POITEVIN dit POTVIN was born abt. 1748 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Joseph 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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Joseph married Marie-Rose GAGNON 21 November 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Rose GAGNON was born 18 February 1751 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Rose was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Scholastique GIRARD.

Joseph POITEVIN dit POTVIN died 8 October 1807 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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Joseph POITEVIN dit POTVIN married

Marie-Rose GAGNON-- Date: 21 November 1774 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Rose GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Scholastique GIRARD

Children of Joseph POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Marie-Rose GAGNON:

Michel POTVIN (b.27 April 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine GINGRAS 25 August 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis POITEVIN (POTVIN) (b.6 January 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 April 1867, Chicoutimi, Canada East )
m. Scholastique THIBAULT 19 November 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Felicite POITEVIN (POTVIN) (b.10 June 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 18 June 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre POTVIN (b.16 September 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Euphrosine BOILY 29 August 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Marie-Rose GAGNON 21 November 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Michel POTVIN was born 27 April 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1779 Birth of Child
Louis POITEVIN (POTVIN) was born 6 January 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Felicite POITEVIN (POTVIN) was born 10 June 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1786 Birth of Child
Pierre POTVIN was born 16 September 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Louis POITEVIN (POTVIN) married 19 November 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Scholastique THIBAULT

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Marriage of Child
Felicite POITEVIN (POTVIN) married 18 June 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph TREMBLAY