Joseph
PAQUIN dit POCHA
(b.
abt. 1795
,
Red River, Manitoba, Canada
d.
30 January 1896
,
Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada
)
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Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA was born abt. 1795 in Red River, Manitoba, Canada
Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA was the child of Joseph PAQUIN and Marguerite PICHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PAQUIN and Genevieve LESIEGESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie LAPOINTE 27 December 1837 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LAPOINTE was born abt. 1810 in Northwest Territories, Canada. Marie died 25 March 1890 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Marie was the child of Antoine-Augustin LAPOINTE and Charlotte Larodove GLINEAU.
Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA died 30 January 1896 in Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada.
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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)
Family and Children of Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA
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Marie LAPOINTE-- Date: 27 December 1837 Place:
Marie LAPOINTE was the child of Antoine-Augustin LAPOINTE and Charlotte Larodove GLINEAU
Children of Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA and Marie LAPOINTE:
Elizabeth "Betsy" POCHA (b.July 1859, High Bluff Parish, Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada d. 22 May 1920, Lindsay, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada)
m. William Herbert FOULDS 27 August 1879
Marie LAPOINTE-- Date: 27 December 1837 Place: Marie LAPOINTE was the child of Antoine-Augustin LAPOINTE and Charlotte Larodove GLINEAU
Children of Joseph PAQUIN dit POCHA and Marie LAPOINTE:
Elizabeth "Betsy" POCHA (b.July 1859, High Bluff Parish, Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada d. 22 May 1920, Lindsay, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada)m. William Herbert FOULDS 27 August 1879
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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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1837 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PAQUIN dit POCHA and Marie LAPOINTE 27 December 1837,
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1859 Birth of ChildElizabeth "Betsy" POCHA was born July 1859, High Bluff Parish, Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1890 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie LAPOINTE died 25 March 1890, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 Death 30 January 1896
Prince Albert, North West Territories (Saskatchewan), Canada
Added: 10/12/2025 12:16:13 PM
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