Joseph-Francois POITRAS dit TURENNE

(b. 10 January 1781 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Joseph-Francois POITRAS dit TURENNE was born 10 January 1781 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Francois POITRAS dit TURENNE was the child of Joseph-Lucien POITRAS and Therese LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Lucien POITRAS and Marie-Marguerite GUENETTE (maternal) Francois LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Louise PROVOST

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

Joseph-Francois married Marie-Anne SENECAL (SENECHAL) 14 May 1804 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne SENECAL (SENECHAL) was born 23 August 1780 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Marie-Anne died 1 August 1849 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Michel SENECHAL and Marie-Amable BEAUCHAMP.

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-Francois POITRAS dit TURENNE married

Marie-Anne SENECAL (SENECHAL)-- Date: 14 May 1804 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne SENECAL (SENECHAL) was the child of Michel SENECHAL and Marie-Amable BEAUCHAMP

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Children of Joseph-Francois POITRAS dit TURENNE and Marie-Anne SENECAL (SENECHAL):

Marie-Josephe POITRAS (b.7 July 1806, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada d. 7 January 1845, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East)
m. Louis ETHIER 10 November 1828 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

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1781 Birth
10 January 1781
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

1804 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Francois POITRAS dit TURENNE and Marie-Anne SENECAL (SENECHAL) 14 May 1804, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe POITRAS was born 7 July 1806, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Francois was 25 years old.

Added: 12/23/2019 12:55:12 PM - Updated: 12/23/2019 12:57:30 PM