Prudent
POTVIN
(b.
8 March 1821
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
d.
20 September 1891
,
Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada
)
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Prudent POTVIN was born 8 March 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Prudent POTVIN was the child of Louis POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Scholastique THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Marie-Rose GAGNON (maternal) André THIBAULT and Agathe SIMARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Prudent married Rachelle BOUCHARD 10 August 1843 in La Baie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rachelle BOUCHARD was born 8 November 1827 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Rachelle died 10 March 1869 in Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada (L’Anse au Foin). Rachelle was the child of Joseph-Roger BOUCHARD and Marie-Olive TREMBLAY.
Prudent POTVIN died 20 September 1891 in Saint-Fulgence, 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 Prudent POTVIN
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Rachelle BOUCHARD-- Date: 10 August 1843 Place: La Baie, Canada East
Rachelle BOUCHARD was the child of Joseph-Roger BOUCHARD and Marie-Olive TREMBLAY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Prudent POTVIN and Rachelle BOUCHARD:
Marie-Arthemise POTVIN (b.3 October 1844, La Baie, Canada East d. 11 June 1935, St-Gérard, Canada)
m. Auguste (Augustin) TREMBLAY 7 January 1862 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
Rachelle BOUCHARD-- Date: 10 August 1843 Place: La Baie, Canada East Rachelle BOUCHARD was the child of Joseph-Roger BOUCHARD and Marie-Olive TREMBLAY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Prudent POTVIN and Rachelle BOUCHARD:
Marie-Arthemise POTVIN (b.3 October 1844, La Baie, Canada East d. 11 June 1935, St-Gérard, Canada)m. Auguste (Augustin) TREMBLAY 7 January 1862 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
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1821 Birth 8 March 1821
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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)
1843 Marriage / PartnerPrudent POTVIN and Rachelle BOUCHARD 10 August 1843, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)
He was 22 years old.
1844 Birth of ChildMarie-Arthemise POTVIN was born 3 October 1844, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)
Prudent was 23 years old.
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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1862 Marriage of ChildMarie-Arthemise POTVIN married 7 January 1862, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Auguste (Augustin) TREMBLAY
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.
1869 Death of Spouse/PartnerRachelle BOUCHARD died 10 March 1869, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada (L’Anse au Foin)
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - 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 20 September 1891
Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 70.
Added: 4/4/2024 9:48:23 AM
- Updated: 12/30/2024 10:08:47 PM
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