Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN)

(b. 14 April 1742 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1787 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) was born 14 April 1742 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) was the child of Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean POITEVIN and Francoise Rose OTIS (maternal) Louis TREMBLAY and Françoise MOREL

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

Prisque-Pierre married Marie-Luce SIMARD 15 October 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Luce SIMARD was born 13 December 1747 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Luce died 10 May 1823 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Luce was the child of Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON).

Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) died 29 April 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

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Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) married

Marie-Luce SIMARD-- Date: 15 October 1764 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Luce SIMARD was the child of Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON)

Children of Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Marie-Luce SIMARD:

Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN (b.31 December 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 September 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Agnes BOUCHARD 30 September 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN (b.31 December 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 April 1837, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY 9 August 1785 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN (b.2 May 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 May 1834, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Magloire-Samson-David TREMBLAY 10 October 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Constance POTVIN (b.26 February 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 January 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Jean TREMBLAY 6 May 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Janvier POTVIN (b.1 July 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte OTIS 10 October 1797 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Elisabeth POITEVIN dite POTVIN (b.27 October 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 June 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY 24 June 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Hubert POTVIN (b.15 May 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 January 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Sylvie GRENON 1 August 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN (b.20 April 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 January 1846, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Joseph FORTIN 28 October 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1742 Birth
14 April 1742
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Marie-Luce SIMARD 15 October 1764 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN was born 31 December 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 31 December 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 23 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 2 May 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 25 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Constance POTVIN was born 26 February 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 28 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Janvier POTVIN was born 1 July 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 35 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Elisabeth POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 27 October 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 36 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Hubert POTVIN was born 15 May 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 39 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 20 April 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 43 years old.

1785 Marriage of Child
Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN married 9 August 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY