François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE

(b. 14 April 1699 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1762 , Chambly, Canada )

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François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE was born 14 April 1699 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE was the child of Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie LANGLOIS (maternal) Desir VIGER and Catherine MOITIE

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

François married Madeleine DEMERS 18 June 1726 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Madeleine DEMERS was born 28 February 1697 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine died 14 May 1743 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Madeleine was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE.

François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE died 3 July 1762 in Chambly, 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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Family and Children of François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE

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François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE married

Madeleine DEMERS-- Date: 18 June 1726 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Madeleine DEMERS was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE

Children of François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine DEMERS:

François POIRIER (b.29 June 1727, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1789, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite DUDEVOIR 7 February 1757 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Amable POIRIER (b.2 August 1728, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite TESSIER 12 September 1763 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Josephte POIRIER (b.12 September 1729, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Guillaume CASSANT 27 November 1758 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Madeleine POIRIER (b.22 July 1731, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1809, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Toussaint BARSALOU 21 February 1757 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoine POIRIER (b.abt. 1731, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 June 1799, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine MARCHAND 11 January 1762 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE (b.15 February 1735, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1807, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS 20 October 1760 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne POIRIER (b.11 September 1737, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1800, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean CARLE dit LALANCETTE 12 January 1761 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1699 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Francois Poirier
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 15 Apr 1699
baptism/ christening place: St. Famille de Boucherville, Chambly, Quebec
birth date: 14 Apr 1699
birthplace: Tremblay, Boucherville
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Daniel Poirier
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Catherine Viger
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C02341-3
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1031703
reference number: P-70 B-2
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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine DEMERS 18 June 1726 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
François POIRIER was born 29 June 1727, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 28 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable POIRIER was born 2 August 1728, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 29 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Josephte POIRIER was born 12 September 1729, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 30 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Madeleine POIRIER was born 22 July 1731, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 32 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE was born 15 February 1735, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 35 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne POIRIER was born 11 September 1737, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 38 years old.

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine DEMERS died 14 May 1743, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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

1757 Marriage of Child
François POIRIER married 7 February 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marguerite DUDEVOIR

1757 Marriage of Child
Madeleine POIRIER married 21 February 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Toussaint BARSALOU

1758 Marriage of Child
Josephte POIRIER married 27 November 1758, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Guillaume CASSANT

1760 Marriage of Child
Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE married 20 October 1760 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne POIRIER married 12 January 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean CARLE dit LALANCETTE

1762 Death
3 July 1762
Chambly, Canada

He died at the age of 63.

Added: 8/28/2010 9:53:21 PM - Updated: 6/9/2020 9:12:52 AM