flag male ancestor  Christophe  POITRAS

  (b. abt. 1791 Québec Province, Canada   d. 15 February 1851 Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Canada East )  

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Christophe POITRAS was born abt. 1791 in Québec Province, Canada

Christophe POITRAS was the child of Pierre POITRAS   and   Rosalie SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques POITRAS and Marie-Anne GAGNE (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste-Noel SIMARD and Elisabeth BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET)

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Christophe  married  Mary HEWETT (HEWITT) 8 August 1815 in Québec, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary HEWETT (HEWITT)  was born abt. 1797 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Mary died 26 November 1829 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic).  Mary was the child of John HEWITT (HEWETT) and Mary MCDOUGAL GILCHRIST.

Christophe POITRAS died 15 February 1851 in Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Canada East.
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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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Christophe POITRAS married flag female ancestor Mary HEWETT (HEWITT)-- Date: 8 August 1815 Place: Québec, Lower Canada
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Mary HEWETT (HEWITT) was the child of John HEWITT (HEWETT) and Mary MCDOUGAL GILCHRIST


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marriage1815 Marriage / Partner
Christophe POITRAS and Mary HEWETT (HEWITT) 8 August 1815, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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
1820 Birth of Child
Christophe POITRAS was born 30 October 1820, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
1829 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary HEWETT (HEWITT) died 26 November 1829, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
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
Christophe POITRAS married 16 September 1844, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie-Barbe THERRIEN
death1851 Death
15 February 1851
Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Canada East
Added: 6/29/2021 10:33:16 AM - Updated: 2/9/2024 2:32:47 PM

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