Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN

(b. 2 May 1767 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 May 1834 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 2 May 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Felicite 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)

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Felicite married Magloire-Samson-David TREMBLAY 10 October 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Magloire-Samson-David TREMBLAY was born 7 September 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Magloire-Samson-David died 27 January 1839 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Magloire-Samson-David was the child of Charles TREMBLAY and Felicite DUCHESNE.

Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN died 13 May 1834 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .

m. Tremblay David

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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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Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN married

Magloire-Samson-David TREMBLAY-- Date: 10 October 1787 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Magloire-Samson-David TREMBLAY was the child of Charles TREMBLAY and Felicite DUCHESNE

Children of Magloire-Samson-David TREMBLAY and Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN:

Michel TREMBLAY (b.abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Angele SIMARD 22 February 1813 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Felicite TREMBLAY (b.abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 June 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. François GOSSELIN 20 October 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Charles GRAVEL 9 October 1824 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1767 Birth
2 May 1767
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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN and Magloire-Samson-David TREMBLAY 10 October 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 20 years old.

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

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

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Felicite TREMBLAY married 20 October 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to François GOSSELIN

1813 Marriage of Child
Michel TREMBLAY married 22 February 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Angele SIMARD

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

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

1824 Marriage of Child
Felicite TREMBLAY married 9 October 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Charles GRAVEL

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death of Child
Felicite TREMBLAY died 17 June 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Felicite was 65 years old.

1834 Death
13 May 1834
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 67.

Added: 12/22/2017 10:46:50 AM - Updated: 12/22/2023 6:46:56 PM