Joseph POISSON dit GENTILLY

(b. 15 February 1704 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph POISSON dit GENTILLY was born 15 February 1704 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Joseph POISSON dit GENTILLY was the child of François POISSON and Marguerite BEAUDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean POISSON and Jacqueline CHAMBOY (maternal) Urbain BEAUDRY (BAUDRY) dit LAMARCHE and Madeleine BOUCHER

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Joseph married Marie-Catherine BEAUDOIN 19 November 1727 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine BEAUDOIN was born 25 February 1705 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Catherine was the child of René BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie-Anne BEGNIER (BESNIER).

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 POISSON dit GENTILLY married

Marie-Catherine BEAUDOIN-- Date: 19 November 1727 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine BEAUDOIN was the child of René BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie-Anne BEGNIER (BESNIER)

Children of Joseph POISSON dit GENTILLY and Marie-Catherine BEAUDOIN:

Marie-Catherine-Thérèse POISSON dite GENTILLY (b.17 March 1739, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX 12 October 1761 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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1704 Birth
15 February 1704
Champlain, Canada, New France

1727 Marriage / Partner
Joseph POISSON dit GENTILLY and Marie-Catherine BEAUDOIN 19 November 1727, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 23 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine-Thérèse POISSON dite GENTILLY was born 17 March 1739, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph was 35 years old.

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