Pierre-Antoine ARPIN dit POTVIN

(b. 22 November 1754 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )

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Pierre-Antoine ARPIN dit POTVIN was born 22 November 1754 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Pierre-Antoine ARPIN dit POTVIN was the child of Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN and Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN and Marguerite TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ (maternal) Pierre VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne ROY

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

Pierre-Antoine married Angelique VEILLEUX 12 February 1776 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique VEILLEUX was born 16 July 1752 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Angelique died 28 February 1816 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Angelique was the child of Jean-Baptiste VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL) and Madeleine LACROIX.

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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Pierre-Antoine ARPIN dit POTVIN married

Angelique VEILLEUX-- Date: 12 February 1776 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique VEILLEUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL) and Madeleine LACROIX

Children of Pierre-Antoine ARPIN dit POTVIN and Angelique VEILLEUX:

Angelique ARPIN dite POTVIN (b.abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 27 October 1800 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1754 Birth
22 November 1754
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

1776 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Antoine ARPIN dit POTVIN and Angelique VEILLEUX 12 February 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 21 years old.

Added: 6/30/2019 4:33:48 PM - Updated: 6/30/2019 4:35:49 PM