Michel POITRAS

(b. 16 September 1729 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 September 1804 , L'Islet, Lower Canada )

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Michel POITRAS was born 16 September 1729 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Michel POITRAS was the child of Joseph-Lucien POITRAS and Geneviève MOISAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE (maternal) Pierre MOISAN and Barbe ROTTEAU (ROTEAU)

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

Michel married Marguerite ARNOULD 9 November 1751 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite ARNOULD was born 22 April 1728 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marguerite died 21 June 1795 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marguerite was the child of André ARNOULD dit VILLENEUVE and Marie-Madeleine MARIER.

Michel POITRAS died 27 September 1804 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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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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Michel POITRAS married

Marguerite ARNOULD-- Date: 9 November 1751 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite ARNOULD was the child of André ARNOULD dit VILLENEUVE and Marie-Madeleine MARIER

Children of Michel POITRAS and Marguerite ARNOULD:

Jean POITRAS (b.16 January 1758, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1839, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve COUILLARD 11 November 1782 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1729 Birth
16 September 1729
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Michel POITRAS and Marguerite ARNOULD 9 November 1751, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

He was 22 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Birth of Child
Jean POITRAS was born 16 January 1758, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Michel was 28 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1782 Marriage of Child
Jean POITRAS married 11 November 1782, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Genevieve COUILLARD

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)