Vital HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN

(b. 11 February 1751 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. abt. 1812 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Vital HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN was born 11 February 1751 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Vital HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN was the child of Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Angélique THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Agnes MARTIN (maternal) Nicolas THIBAULT and Marie-Thérèse MASTA

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Vital married Marie-Josephte BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 9 October 1775 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE was born 24 April 1759 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Josephte died 17 July 1827 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Francois BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Marie-Josephte DUVAL.

Vital HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN died abt. 1812 in Québec Province, Canada.

m. Marie Josephte Beaudreau dit Graveline
9 October 1775
St-Ours

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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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Vital HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN married

Marie-Josephte BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE-- Date: 9 October 1775 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE was the child of Jean-Francois BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Marie-Josephte DUVAL

Children of Vital HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Josephte BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE:

Vital ARPIN (b.16 July 1776, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Esther JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 17 May 1802 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Antoine ARPIN (b.3 December 1780, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise VANDANDAIGUE dite GADBOIS 11 November 1799 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1751 Birth
11 February 1751
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Vital HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Josephte BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 9 October 1775, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 24 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1776 Birth of Child
Vital ARPIN was born 16 July 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Vital was 25 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Antoine ARPIN was born 3 December 1780, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Vital was 29 years old.

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 Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Antoine ARPIN married 11 November 1799, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise VANDANDAIGUE dite GADBOIS

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Vital ARPIN married 17 May 1802, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Esther JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

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