Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN

(b. abt. 1695 , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 October 1757 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France )

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Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN was born abt. 1695 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN was the child of Émery-Méry HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Jacqueline COULON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Auffray COULON dit MABRIAN and Françoise TIERCE

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

Pierre married Marguerite TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ 16 February 1721 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ was born 10 May 1704 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marguerite died 28 March 1756 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite was the child of Louis TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie-Françoise BEAUCHAMP.

Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN died 25 October 1757 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France .
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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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Family and Children of Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN

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Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN married

Marguerite TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ-- Date: 16 February 1721 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marguerite TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ was the child of Louis TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie-Françoise BEAUCHAMP

Children of Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN and Marguerite TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ:

Pierre-Charles-Antoine HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN (b.15 January 1722, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 11 March 1807, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Brigitte EMERY dite CODERRE 13 November 1747 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN (b.21 August 1731, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1809, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY 6 July 1753 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph ARPIN (b.6 May 1742, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Jeanne VEL dite SANSOUCY 28 September 1761 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Marguerite HERPIN (ARPIN) (b.31 January 1745, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 11 July 1785, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Etienne MENARD 12 May 1761 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ARPIN dit POITEVIN and Marguerite TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ 16 February 1721, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1722 Birth of Child
Pierre-Charles-Antoine HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN was born 15 January 1722, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1731 Birth of Child
Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN was born 21 August 1731, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph ARPIN was born 6 May 1742, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite HERPIN (ARPIN) was born 31 January 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1747 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Charles-Antoine HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN married 13 November 1747, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Brigitte EMERY dite CODERRE

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN married 6 July 1753, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY