Joseph POIRIER

(b. 31 March 1779 , Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 July 1835 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Joseph POIRIER was born 31 March 1779 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph POIRIER was the child of Hilaire POIRIER and Angelique DUGAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre POIRIER and Marguerite ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) (maternal) Charles DUGAS and Anne LEBLANC

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

Joseph married Angelique-Desanges BEAUDOIN 5 November 1822 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angelique-Desanges BEAUDOIN was born 15 June 1797 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Angelique-Desanges was the child of Michel BEAUDOIN and Marie-Geneviève RINFRET dite MALOUIN.

Joseph POIRIER died 17 July 1835 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .

m. Beaudoin Angelique-Desanges

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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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Joseph POIRIER married

Angelique-Desanges BEAUDOIN-- Date: 5 November 1822 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Angelique-Desanges BEAUDOIN was the child of Michel BEAUDOIN and Marie-Geneviève RINFRET dite MALOUIN

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Children of Joseph POIRIER and Angelique-Desanges BEAUDOIN:

Justine POIRIER (b.25 June 1824, L'Assomption, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Pierre FOISY 10 September 1844 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Angele POIRIER (b.3 September 1829, L'Assomption, Lower Canada d. 11 September 1908, St Paul, Alberta, Canada)
m. Eugene-Urgele FOSIY 8 January 1855 in Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island)

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1779 Birth
31 March 1779
Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage / Partner
Joseph POIRIER and Angelique-Desanges BEAUDOIN 5 November 1822, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 43 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Justine POIRIER was born 25 June 1824, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 45 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Angele POIRIER was born 3 September 1829, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 50 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England