François POIRIER

(b. 29 June 1727 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1789 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François POIRIER was born 29 June 1727 in Chambly, Canada, New France

François POIRIER was the child of François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine DEMERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER (maternal) Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE

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

François married Marguerite DUDEVOIR 7 February 1757 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DUDEVOIR was born 10 July 1737 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite died 1 July 1786 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Marguerite was the child of Philippe DUDEVOIR and Marguerite DUBREUIL.

François POIRIER died 12 July 1789 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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François POIRIER married

Marguerite DUDEVOIR-- Date: 7 February 1757 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marguerite DUDEVOIR was the child of Philippe DUDEVOIR and Marguerite DUBREUIL

Children of François POIRIER and Marguerite DUDEVOIR:

Francoise POIRIER (b.10 September 1778, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 September 1854, La Présentation, Canada East )
m. Francois PHANEUF 6 October 1806 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1727 Birth
29 June 1727
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
François POIRIER and Marguerite DUDEVOIR 7 February 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

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.

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.