Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN

(b. 17 October 1694 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 16 September 1781 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN was born 17 October 1694 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste GIBEAU dit POITEVIN and Anne PAVIOT dite PATENÔTRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN and Suzanne DURAND (maternal) Jacques PAVIOT dit LAPENSÉE and Anne MICHEL

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

Gabriel married Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS) 3 March 1722 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS) was born 27 September 1691 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite died 12 May 1757 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne-Françoise MENARD.

Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN died 16 September 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN married

Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS)-- Date: 3 March 1722 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS) was the child of Étienne DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne-Françoise MENARD

Children of Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN and Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS):

Marguerite GIBEAU (b.22 August 1722, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1796, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. François AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER) 6 May 1743 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Gabriel GIBEAU (b.22 October 1723, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Felicite DUPUIS 27 October 1749 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Amable-Catherine GIBEAU (b.2 November 1727, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1818, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques-Alexis LEMIEUX 12 January 1756 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Alexis GIBEAU (b.30 January 1730, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 15 April 1809, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Madeleine BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ 24 June 1754 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Felicite GIBEAU (b.24 February 1734, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 16 August 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis-Albert DUPUIS 27 January 1755 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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1694 Birth
17 October 1694
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel GIBEAU dit POITEVIN and Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS) 3 March 1722, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 27 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Marguerite GIBEAU was born 22 August 1722, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Gabriel was 27 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Gabriel GIBEAU was born 22 October 1723, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Gabriel was 29 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable-Catherine GIBEAU was born 2 November 1727, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Gabriel was 33 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Alexis GIBEAU was born 30 January 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Gabriel was 35 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Felicite GIBEAU was born 24 February 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Gabriel was 39 years old.

1743 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GIBEAU married 6 May 1743, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François AGAGNIER (HAGUENIER)

1749 Marriage of Child
Gabriel GIBEAU married 27 October 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Felicite DUPUIS

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Alexis GIBEAU married 24 June 1754, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Madeleine BARBEAU dite BOISDORÉ

1755 Marriage of Child
Felicite GIBEAU married 27 January 1755, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Louis-Albert DUPUIS

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable-Catherine GIBEAU married 12 January 1756, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Jacques-Alexis LEMIEUX

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS) died 12 May 1757, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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 - 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 Death of Child
Felicite GIBEAU died 16 August 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Gabriel was 81 years old.

1781 Death
16 September 1781
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 86.

Added: 4/1/2016 9:39:09 AM - Updated: 5/8/2020 7:29:44 AM