Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN

(b. 31 December 1765 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 April 1837 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 31 December 1765 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN was the child of Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Marie-Luce SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY (maternal) Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON)

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

Madeleine married Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY 9 August 1785 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY was born 23 October 1760 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Joseph-Marie died 30 October 1835 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Joseph-Marie was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Marie-Desanges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN died 8 April 1837 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .

m. Tremblay Joseph-Marie

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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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Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN married

Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY-- Date: 9 August 1785 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Marie-Desanges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Children of Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY and Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN:

Frederic TREMBLAY (b.4 October 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 July 1863, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East )
m. Flavie GIRARD 31 January 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean TREMBLAY (b.abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Martine BOUCHARD 7 August 1810 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph TREMBLAY (b.23 March 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 26 September 1866, Saint-Fulgence, Canada East )
m. Rosalie GRENON 11 June 1822 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste TREMBLAY (b.2 January 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 27 July 1854, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Libert PILOTE 18 July 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Abraham TREMBLAY (b.11 June 1802, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Adelaide FORTIN 1 July 1828 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Hermine SIMARD 14 August 1849 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charles TREMBLAY (b.19 June 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 1 August 1849, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Angele COTE 8 January 1827 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Olive TREMBLAY (b.14 October 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louis-Georges GAGNON 21 November 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1765 Birth
31 December 1765
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN and Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY 9 August 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 19 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Frederic TREMBLAY was born 4 October 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine was 24 years old.

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY was born 23 March 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine was 29 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Modeste TREMBLAY was born 2 January 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine was 34 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Abraham TREMBLAY was born 11 June 1802, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Madeleine was 36 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Charles TREMBLAY was born 19 June 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine was 38 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Olive TREMBLAY was born 14 October 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine was 41 years old.

1810 Marriage of Child
Jean TREMBLAY married 7 August 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Martine BOUCHARD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY married 11 June 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Rosalie GRENON

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Frederic TREMBLAY married 31 January 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Flavie GIRARD

1826 Marriage of Child
Modeste TREMBLAY married 18 July 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Libert PILOTE

1826 Marriage of Child
Olive TREMBLAY married 21 November 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Louis-Georges GAGNON

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Charles TREMBLAY married 8 January 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Angele COTE

1828 Marriage of Child
Abraham TREMBLAY married 1 July 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Adelaide FORTIN

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY died 30 October 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Death
8 April 1837
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 71.

Added: 12/22/2017 10:46:50 AM - Updated: 12/23/2023 3:01:20 PM