Joseph POITRAS

(b. 9 January 1714 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1789 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph POITRAS was born 9 January 1714 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Joseph 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):

Joseph married Marie-Josephte GARNEAU 6 October 1761 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte GARNEAU was born 13 March 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Josephte died 17 December 1806 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean GARNEAU and Marie-Ursule MARTIN.

Joseph POITRAS died 26 January 1789 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, 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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Joseph POITRAS married

Marie-Josephte GARNEAU-- Date: 6 October 1761 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte GARNEAU was the child of Jean GARNEAU and Marie-Ursule MARTIN

Children of Joseph POITRAS and Marie-Josephte GARNEAU:

Jean-Baptiste POITRAS (b.18 September 1762, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada d. 12 May 1827, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite BERNIER 25 October 1785 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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1714 Birth
9 January 1714
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph POITRAS and Marie-Josephte GARNEAU 6 October 1761, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

He was 47 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste POITRAS was born 18 September 1762, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Joseph was 48 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste POITRAS married 25 October 1785, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marguerite BERNIER