Denis DESEVE dit POITEVIN

(b. abt. 1667 , France d. , )

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Denis DESEVE dit POITEVIN was born abt. 1667 in France

Denis DESEVE dit POITEVIN was the child of ? and ?

Denis was an immigrant, arriving by 1692.

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

Denis married Marie-Anne VANIER dite LAFONTAINE 11 February 1692 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne VANIER dite LAFONTAINE was born 11 September 1670 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 11 December 1702 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of Germain VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie CARTIGNIER (CARTIGNY).

Denis married (2) Marguerite-Angélique PAQUET 20 August 1703 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite-Angélique PAQUET was born 15 June 1686 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marguerite-Angélique died 3 February 1753 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite-Angélique was the child of Isaac-Etienne PAQUET (PASQUIER) dit LAVALLEE and Elisabeth MEUNIER.

son of Denis Deseve and Marie Gerbiere

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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