Georges
POTVIN
(b.
16 October 1812
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
d.
29 July 1898
,
Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada
)
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Georges POTVIN was born 16 October 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Georges 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):
Georges married Marie GAUTHIER 5 September 1843 in Les Éboulements, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie GAUTHIER was born 20 October 1824 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie died 15 July 1907 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie was the child of Antoine GONTHIER and Catherine TREMBLAY.
Georges POTVIN died 29 July 1898 in Les Éboulements, 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 Georges POTVIN
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Marie GAUTHIER-- Date: 5 September 1843 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada East
Marie GAUTHIER was the child of Antoine GONTHIER and Catherine TREMBLAY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Georges POTVIN and Marie GAUTHIER:
Marie POTVIN (b.abt. 1854, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 December 1890, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis TREMBLAY 10 January 1871 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
Mathilda POTVIN (b.abt. 1862, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 October 1898, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis TREMBLAY 23 December 1892 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
Marie GAUTHIER-- Date: 5 September 1843 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada East Marie GAUTHIER was the child of Antoine GONTHIER and Catherine TREMBLAY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Georges POTVIN and Marie GAUTHIER:
Marie POTVIN (b.abt. 1854, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 December 1890, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )m. Alexis TREMBLAY 10 January 1871 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
Mathilda POTVIN (b.abt. 1862, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 October 1898, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )m. Alexis TREMBLAY 23 December 1892 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
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1812 Birth 16 October 1812
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 England1841 - 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 / PartnerGeorges POTVIN and Marie GAUTHIER 5 September 1843, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
He was 30 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.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.
1871 Marriage of ChildMarie POTVIN married 10 January 1871, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Alexis TREMBLAY
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.
1890 Death of ChildMarie POTVIN died 4 December 1890, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
Georges was 78 years old.
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 Marriage of ChildMathilda POTVIN married 23 December 1892, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Alexis TREMBLAY
1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1898 Death 29 July 1898
Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 85.
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