flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  POTVIN

  (b. 18 February 1788 Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 30 May 1851 Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste POTVIN was born 18 February 1788 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste POTVIN was the child of François VENDETTE dit POTVIN   and   Louise-Elisabeth COUBRONNE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-François VENDETTE and Charlotte BRIAND (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste COUBRONNE and Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marie-Louise BUCK 28 October 1816 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise BUCK  was born 28 August 1798 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Marie-Louise died 10 February 1861 in Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada.  Marie-Louise was the child of Daniel Anson BUCK and Louise FORTIER.

Jean-Baptiste POTVIN died 30 May 1851 in Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste POTVIN

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Jean-Baptiste POTVIN married flag female ancestor Marie-Louise BUCK-- Date: 28 October 1816 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise BUCK was the child of Daniel Anson BUCK and Louise FORTIER




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Children of Jean-Baptiste POTVIN and Marie-Louise BUCK:

flag female ancestor Louise POTVIN (b.6 April 1825, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 1 September 1904, Sweetsburg, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada)
m. Thomas AREL dit JULIEN 20 August 1844 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)



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birth1788 Birth
18 February 1788
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1816 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste POTVIN and Marie-Louise BUCK 28 October 1816, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 28 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1825 Birth of Child
Louise POTVIN was born 6 April 1825, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1844 Marriage of Child
Louise POTVIN married 20 August 1844, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Thomas AREL dit JULIEN
death1851 Death
30 May 1851
Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 63.
Added: 4/29/2021 11:07:23 AM - Updated: 4/29/2021 11:10:44 AM

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