Christophe
POITRAS
(b.
30 October 1820
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
d.
13 May 1903
,
St-Marcellin des Escoumins, Canada
)
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Christophe POITRAS was born 30 October 1820 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Christophe POITRAS was the child of Christophe POITRAS and Mary HEWETT (HEWITT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre POITRAS and Rosalie SIMARD (maternal) John HEWITT (HEWETT) and Mary MCDOUGAL GILCHRISTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Christophe married Marie-Barbe THERRIEN 16 September 1844 in La Malbaie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Barbe THERRIEN was born 20 August 1821 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Barbe died 24 February 1912 in Ste-Zoé de Grandes-Bergeronnes, Canada. Marie-Barbe was the child of Joseph-Gervais THERRIEN and Marie GAGNE.
Christophe POITRAS died 13 May 1903 in St-Marcellin des Escoumins, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Christophe POITRAS
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Marie-Barbe THERRIEN-- Date: 16 September 1844 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East
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Marie-Barbe THERRIEN was the child of Joseph-Gervais THERRIEN and Marie GAGNE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Christophe POITRAS and Marie-Barbe THERRIEN:
Elise POITRAS (b.28 July 1849, Les Escoumins, Canada East d. 3 March 1937, St-Marcellin des Escoumins, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marc-Mars TREMBLAY 19 January 1866
Aulive (Olive) Aveline POITRAS (b.22 November 1856, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Herménégilde LAROUCHE 5 July 1875
Marie-Barbe THERRIEN-- Date: 16 September 1844 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East See marriage record for Christophe POITRAS and Marie-Barbe THERRIENMarie-Barbe THERRIEN was the child of Joseph-Gervais THERRIEN and Marie GAGNE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Christophe POITRAS and Marie-Barbe THERRIEN:
Elise POITRAS (b.28 July 1849, Les Escoumins, Canada East d. 3 March 1937, St-Marcellin des Escoumins, Quebec, Canada)m. Marc-Mars TREMBLAY 19 January 1866
Aulive (Olive) Aveline POITRAS (b.22 November 1856, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Herménégilde LAROUCHE 5 July 1875
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1820 Birth 30 October 1820
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Marriage / PartnerChristophe POITRAS and Marie-Barbe THERRIEN 16 September 1844, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
He was 23 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1849 Birth of ChildElise POITRAS was born 28 July 1849, Les Escoumins, Québec, Canada
Christophe was 28 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1856 Birth of ChildAulive (Olive) Aveline POITRAS was born 22 November 1856, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Christophe was 36 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
1903 Death 13 May 1903
St-Marcellin des Escoumins, Canada
He died at the age of 82.
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