Michel
POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ
(b.
11 December 1783
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
29 November 1841
,
Yamaska, Canada East
)
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Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ was born 11 December 1783 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ was the child of Michel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ and Charlotte-Marie ALLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN and Jeanne COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ (maternal) André ALLARD and Jeanne-Françoise GIGUERE dite DESPINSMichel POITEVIN dit GAGNÉ died 29 November 1841 in Yamaska, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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1783 Birth 11 December 1783
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - 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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 Death 29 November 1841
Yamaska, Canada East
He died at the age of 58.
Added: 7/25/2024 5:37:20 PM
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