Pierre POIRIER

(b. abt. 1732 , Acadia, Canada d. 23 October 1824 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Pierre POIRIER was born abt. 1732 in Acadia, Canada

Pierre POIRIER was the child of Jean Baptiste POIRIER and Marie Josephte SAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel POIRIER and Madeleine BOURGEOIS (maternal) Germain SAVOIE and Marie BREAU dite VINCELOTTE

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Pierre married Elisabeth COUTURE dite BELLERIVE 23 January 1764 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth COUTURE dite BELLERIVE was born 3 July 1745 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Elisabeth died 3 April 1820 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Elisabeth was the child of Charles COUTURE and Elisabeth FOURNIER.

Pierre POIRIER died 23 October 1824 in Montmagny, 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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Pierre POIRIER married

Elisabeth COUTURE dite BELLERIVE-- Date: 23 January 1764 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth COUTURE dite BELLERIVE was the child of Charles COUTURE and Elisabeth FOURNIER

Children of Pierre POIRIER and Elisabeth COUTURE dite BELLERIVE:

Therese POIRIER (b.15 November 1781, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 April 1854, Montmagny, Canada East )
m. Joseph TETU 18 July 1797 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Pierre POIRIER and Elisabeth COUTURE dite BELLERIVE 23 January 1764, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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.