Francois
POTVIN
(b.
4 October 1809
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
d.
19 November 1891
,
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
)
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Francois POTVIN was born 4 October 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Francois POTVIN was the child of Francois POTVIN and Marie-Anne THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Barbe GAGNON (maternal) André THIBAULT and Agathe SIMARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Agnes BOUCHARD 9 February 1841 in Les Éboulements, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agnes BOUCHARD was born 8 August 1815 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Agnes died 14 March 1878 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay). Agnes was the child of André BOUCHARD and Josephte-Procule TREMBLAY.
Francois POTVIN died 19 November 1891 in Chicoutimi, Québec, 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 Francois POTVIN
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Agnes BOUCHARD-- Date: 9 February 1841 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada East
Agnes BOUCHARD was the child of André BOUCHARD and Josephte-Procule TREMBLAY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois POTVIN and Agnes BOUCHARD:
Cedulie POTVIN (b.29 December 1854, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East d. 3 March 1928, St-Léon-le-Grand, Matapédia, Quebec, Canada)
m. Pierre TREMBLAY 30 June 1874 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
Agnes BOUCHARD-- Date: 9 February 1841 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada East Agnes BOUCHARD was the child of André BOUCHARD and Josephte-Procule TREMBLAY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois POTVIN and Agnes BOUCHARD:
Cedulie POTVIN (b.29 December 1854, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East d. 3 March 1928, St-Léon-le-Grand, Matapédia, Quebec, Canada)m. Pierre TREMBLAY 30 June 1874 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
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1809 Birth 4 October 1809
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 Marriage / PartnerFrancois POTVIN and Agnes BOUCHARD 9 February 1841, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
He was 31 years old.
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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1854 Birth of ChildCedulie POTVIN was born 29 December 1854, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Francois was 45 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 Canada1874 Marriage of ChildCedulie POTVIN married 30 June 1874, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Pierre TREMBLAY
1878 Death of Spouse/PartnerAgnes BOUCHARD died 14 March 1878, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
1878 - 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 Death 19 November 1891
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 82.
Added: 1/6/2024 11:47:48 PM
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