Charles POIRIER

(b. 29 April 1708 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1777 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles POIRIER was born 29 April 1708 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Charles POIRIER 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

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Charles married Ursule DEMERS 11 February 1732 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Ursule DEMERS was born 17 June 1707 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Ursule died 14 February 1774 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Ursule was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE.

Charles POIRIER died 9 March 1777 in Montréal, 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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Family and Children of Charles POIRIER

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Charles POIRIER married

Ursule DEMERS-- Date: 11 February 1732 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Ursule DEMERS was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE

Children of Charles POIRIER and Ursule DEMERS:

Daniel POIRIER (b.31 July 1737, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1811, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte MARTIN 18 May 1767 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste POIRIER (b.21 March 1739, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Charlotte DUCLOS 25 November 1765 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Marie-Angelique POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE (b.7 April 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1828, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. François PATENAUDE 3 April 1769 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1708 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Charles Poirier
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 29 Apr 1708
baptism/ christening place: Ste. Famille de Boucherville, Chambly, Quebec
birth date: 29 Apr 1708
birthplace: of Tremblay, Boucherville, Chambly, Quebec
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-, B-9
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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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Charles POIRIER and Ursule DEMERS 11 February 1732 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Daniel POIRIER was born 31 July 1737, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Charles was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste POIRIER was born 21 March 1739, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Charles was 30 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE was born 7 April 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles was 41 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste POIRIER married 25 November 1765, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe) to Charlotte DUCLOS

1767 Marriage of Child
Daniel POIRIER married 18 May 1767, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Charlotte MARTIN

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE married 3 April 1769, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to François PATENAUDE

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule DEMERS died 14 February 1774, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.