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Poitevin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Poitevin familyThe surname Poitevin was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where Rogerus Peteuinus, Pictauensis was listed in Essex. Rogger Peiteuin was later listed in 1094 as holding lands at that time. Later in Suffolk, Peiteuin de Eya was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1186. The Latin form of the name continued with Peyteuinus le Esquier who was listed in the Assize Rolls for Bedfordshire in 1247. Odo Petefin and Adam Petevin were both listed in the Feet of Fines for Kent in 1198; David le Poitevin was found in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1199; Rainer le Payteuin was recorded in the Assize Rolls for Yorkshire in 1219; Richard Patevin in Northumberland in 1242; William Peytefin in the Assize Rolls for Bedfordshire in 1247; and Osemund Petewin in the Hundredorum Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1279. 1 They were originally from Poitou in Normandy. Early History of the Poitevin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Poitevin research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1736 and 1744 are included under the topic Early Poitevin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Poitevin Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Poitevin, Paytfen, Peytwin, Peteyvin, Peytivin, Portwine, Portwin, Potwin, Potwyn, Potwyne, Portwyn, Pettevin, Petvin, Peytvin, Portway, Portwey, Potyn and many more. Early Notables of the Poitevin familyAnother 30 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Poitevin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Poitevin RankingIn France, the name Poitevin is the 2,476th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 2
Poitevin migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Poitevin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Rebeca Poitevin, who arrived in Virginia in 1700 3
- Louis Vincent Poitevin, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 3
Poitevin migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Poitevin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Jean Poitevin, son of Laurent and Marie, who married Madeleine Guillaudeau, daughter of Jean and Madeleine, in Quebec on 19th August 1669 4
- Louis Poitevin, son of Jean and Madeleine, who married Marie-Jeanne Prinseau, daughter of Louis and Marie-Reine, in Quebec in 1689 4
- François Poitevin, son of Jean and Madeleine, who married Marie-Françoise Morel, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Jeanne, in Beauport, Quebec on 15th October 1692 4
Poitevin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- François Poitevin, son of François and Marguerite, who married Catherine Lesieur, daughter of Jean and Marie-Charlotte, in Quebec on 26th January 1716 4
- Jean-Baptiste Poitevin, son of Louis and Marie-Jeanne, who married Françoise Dumont, daughter of François and Jeanne, in La Prairie, Quebec on 30th September 1726 4
- Jean Poitevin, son of Jean and Françoise, who married Marie-Anne Bougret, daughter of Claude and Marie, in Quebec on19th January 1728 4
- Jacques-Christophe Poitevin, son of Étienne and Anne, who married Marie Viau, daughter of Michel and Hélène, in Longueuil, Quebec on 8th January 1731 4
- François Poitevin, son of Jean and Marie, who married Françoise Guérin, daughter of Antoine and Catherine, in Rivières-des-Prairies, Quebec on 7th January 1733 4
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Contemporary Notables of the name Poitevin (post 1700) | + |
- Jean Étienne Casimir Poitevin de Maureilhan, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
- Guy Poitevin (1927-2008), French footballer and manager, active in the 1950s through the 1960s
- Alphonse Poitevin (1819-1882), French chemist, photographer and civil engineer, inventor of photolithography and collotype processes
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, August 12) Jean Poitevin. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
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