flag male ancestor  Jacques  POITRAS

  (b. 9 April 1704 L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France   d. 18 April 1774 Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Jacques POITRAS was born 9 April 1704 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Jacques POITRAS was the child of Jean POITRAS   and   Marie-Anne LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Pierre LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Isabelle AUPÉ (AUBERT)

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Jacques  married  Marie-Anne GAGNE 12 November 1736 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne GAGNE  was born abt. 1715 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Anne was the child of Francois GAGNE and Françoise POULIN.

Jacques POITRAS died 18 April 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1704 Birth
9 April 1704
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1736 Marriage / Partner
Jacques POITRAS and Marie-Anne GAGNE 12 November 1736, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 32 years old.
1739 Birth of Child
Pierre POITRAS was born 18 November 1739, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jacques was 35 years old.
1742 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Euphrosine POITRAS was born 22 June 1742, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jacques was 38 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1767 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Euphrosine POITRAS married 26 January 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE
death1774 Death
18 April 1774
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 70.
Added: 7/29/2020 11:12:56 AM - Updated: 6/29/2021 10:29:16 AM

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