flag female ancestor  Marie-Barbe  THERRIEN

  (b. 20 August 1821 La Malbaie, Lower Canada   d. 24 February 1912 Ste-Zoé de Grandes-Bergeronnes, Canada )  

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Marie-Barbe THERRIEN was born 20 August 1821 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Marie-Barbe THERRIEN was the child of Joseph-Gervais THERRIEN   and   Marie GAGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph-Marie THERRIEN and Marie-Ange GAGNON (maternal)  Joseph GAGNÉ and Geneviève PEDNEAU

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

Marie-Barbe  married  Christophe POITRAS 16 September 1844 in La Malbaie, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Christophe POITRAS  was born 30 October 1820 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic).  Christophe died 13 May 1903 in St-Marcellin des Escoumins, Canada.  Christophe was the child of Christophe POITRAS and Mary HEWETT (HEWITT).

Marie-Barbe THERRIEN died 24 February 1912 in Ste-Zoé de Grandes-Bergeronnes, 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 Marie-Barbe THERRIEN

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Marie-Barbe THERRIEN married flag male ancestor Christophe POITRAS-- Date: 16 September 1844 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East
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Christophe POITRAS was the child of Christophe POITRAS and Mary HEWETT (HEWITT)




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Children of Christophe POITRAS and Marie-Barbe THERRIEN:

flag female ancestor 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

flag female ancestor Aulive (Olive) Aveline POITRAS (b.22 November 1856, , Québec Province, Canada   d. , )
m. Herménégilde LAROUCHE 5 July 1875



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birth1821 Birth
20 August 1821
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
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 / Partner
Marie-Barbe THERRIEN and Christophe POITRAS 16 September 1844, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 23 years old.
1849 Birth of Child
Elise POITRAS was born 28 July 1849, Les Escoumins, Québec, Canada

Marie-Barbe was 27 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1856 Birth of Child
Aulive (Olive) Aveline POITRAS was born 22 November 1856, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Barbe was 35 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
1903 Death of Spouse/Partner
Christophe POITRAS died 13 May 1903, St-Marcellin des Escoumins, Canada
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1912 Death
24 February 1912
Ste-Zoé de Grandes-Bergeronnes, Canada

She died at the age of 90.
Added: 6/29/2021 10:41:05 AM - Updated: 9/11/2024 9:29:30 AM

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