François
POITEVIN
(b.
26 November 1734
,
Gorron, Mayenne, France
d.
17 March 1812
,
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
)
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François POITEVIN was born 26 November 1734 in Gorron, Mayenne, France
François POITEVIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Catherine RIOUX 2 March 1767 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine RIOUX was born 12 December 1742 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges). Marie-Catherine died 18 July 1802 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Catherine was the child of Vincent RIOUX and Catherine CÔTÉ.
François POITEVIN died 17 March 1812 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
son of Francois Poitevin and Francoise Bogart
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Occupation
François POITEVIN was a Maitre chirurgien.
In France, from the 13th century until the year 1743, surgeons and barbers were united under the same guild. During this time, surgery was rarely performed by physicians, who considered themselves to be above surgery... barber-surgeons were called upon for numerous tasks ranging from cutting hair to amputating limbs to bloodletting with leeches.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Surgeon's Tale: Navigating the Operating Theaters of 18th Century New France
François POITEVIN was a Maitre chirurgien.
In France, from the 13th century until the year 1743, surgeons and barbers were united under the same guild. During this time, surgery was rarely performed by physicians, who considered themselves to be above surgery... barber-surgeons were called upon for numerous tasks ranging from cutting hair to amputating limbs to bloodletting with leeches.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Surgeon's Tale: Navigating the Operating Theaters of 18th Century New France
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.
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