flag female ancestor  Marguerite  POTVIN

  (b. 25 February 1800 Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada   d. 26 November 1880 Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )  

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Marguerite POTVIN was born 25 February 1800 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Marguerite POTVIN was the child of Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN   and   Agnes BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Marie-Luce SIMARD (maternal)  Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON

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Marguerite  married  Eugene-Eucher GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 27 November 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Eugene-Eucher GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE  was born 16 June 1802 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Eugene-Eucher died 8 February 1877 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Eugene-Eucher was the child of Augustin GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Marie-Modeste TREMBLAY.

Marguerite POTVIN died 26 November 1880 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, 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.

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birth1800 Birth
25 February 1800
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1821 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite POTVIN and Eugene-Eucher GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 27 November 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 21 years old.
1822 Birth of Child
Adelaide GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 23 September 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 22 years old.
1823 Birth of Child
Zozime GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 28 November 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 23 years old.
1826 Birth of Child
Georges GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 22 May 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 26 years old.
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
marriage1842 Marriage of Child
Adelaide GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married 18 October 1842, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Octave BOUCHARD
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 of Child
Zozime GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married 24 July 1844, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Damase BOUCHARD
marriage1849 Marriage of Child
Georges GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married 30 January 1849, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Olympe LEMIEUX
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
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
1877 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eugene-Eucher GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE died 8 February 1877, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1880 Death
26 November 1880
Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 80.
Added: 1/10/2024 2:17:42 PM - Updated: 10/29/2024 2:50:21 PM

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