flag photo of Louis POTHIER   Louis  POTHIER

  (b. 18 April 1839 Sluice Point, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 20 May 1929 Sluice Point, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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Louis POTHIER was born 18 April 1839 in Sluice Point, Nova Scotia, Canada

Louis POTHIER was the child of Charles Amand POTHIER   and   Genevieve BABIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles Amand POTHIER and Marguerite D'ENTREMONT (maternal)  Charles BABIN and Veronique Ludivine AMIRAULT

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Louis  married  Anne Susanne SURETTE 17 April 1865 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne Susanne SURETTE  was born 10 November 1841 in Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Anne Susanne died 10 September 1934 in Amiraults Hill, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Anne Susanne was the child of Jean Cyprien SURETTE and Marie Praxede SAULNIER.

Louis POTHIER died 20 May 1929 in Sluice Point, Nova Scotia, Canada.







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Louis POTHIER married flag photo of Anne Susanne SURETTE  Anne Susanne SURETTE-- Date: 17 April 1865 Place: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Anne Susanne SURETTE was the child of Jean Cyprien SURETTE and Marie Praxede SAULNIER




Children of Louis POTHIER and Anne Susanne SURETTE:

flag female ancestor Marie Genevieve POTHIER (b.14 June 1869, Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 7 July 1963, Belleville, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Adolphus A POTTIER 1890



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birth1839 Birth
18 April 1839
Sluice Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
marriage1865 Marriage / Partner
Louis POTHIER and Anne Susanne SURETTE 17 April 1865, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 26 years old.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1869 Birth of Child
Marie Genevieve POTHIER was born 14 June 1869, Eel Brook, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Louis was 30 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1929 Death
20 May 1929
Sluice Point, Nova Scotia, Canada

He died at the age of 90.
Added: 6/5/2025 2:10:34 PM - Updated: 6/12/2025 9:24:29 AM

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