Jean POLIQUIN

(b. 4 July 1643 , Bretagne, France d. 2 October 1721 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France )

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Jean POLIQUIN was born 4 July 1643 in Bretagne, France

Jean POLIQUIN was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1671.

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

Jean married Anne ADAM 7 November 1671 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Anne ADAM was born abt. 1651 in France. Anne died 16 May 1709 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy).

Jean married (2) Louise LEDRAN 7 November 1713 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Louise LEDRAN was born 23 August 1664 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louise was the child of Toussaint LEDRAN and Louise MENACIER.

Jean POLIQUIN died 2 October 1721 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Poliquin and Catherine Crevain

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Occupation

Jean POLIQUIN was a Maitre macon.
The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.
Source: tfcq.ca

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.