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Jean POITRAS was born 3 April 1639 in France. Jean POITRAS was the child of ? and ?
Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1664.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie VIE 27 August 1664 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children. Marie VIE was born abt. 1648 in Paris, France. Marie died 28 July 1691 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie was the child of Robert VIE and Sainte PAULIN.
Jean married (2) Marie-Anne LAVOIE 26 April 1695 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Marie-Anne LAVOIE was born 10 January 1673 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 27 May 1711 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Isabelle AUPÉ (AUBERT).
Jean POITRAS died 7 May 1711 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Occupation: Menuisier et habitant
Born at Cugand, Poitou, Vendee, France
son of Laurent Poitras and Renée Bertin
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.
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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? In the seventeenth century most of the world went to bed at nightfall because there was nothing...Read MORE...Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)
Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés
Jean POITRAS was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.
Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)
Habitants played an essential role in creating a permanent, settled population along the St. Lawrence River. But it was not an easy life...
Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.
Canada: The Story of Our Heritage by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram; McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000
1639 Birth
3 April 1639
, France
1664 Marriage / Partner
Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE 27 August 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)- 1665 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Françoise POITRAS was born 25 November 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) - 1666 Quebec
Jean Poydras (Poitras).......................27 menuisier
Marie Saincte Vivier ........................16 sa femme
francois poydras ........................3 mois leur filz
The first census of New France (1666) www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1666 - 1673 Birth of Child
Joseph POITRAS was born 18 March 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) - 1675 Birth of Child
François POITRAS was born 7 November 1675, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) - 1684 Birth of Child
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS was born 6 August 1684, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) - 1687 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte POITRAS was born 25 April 1687, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jean POITRAS
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Marie VIE-- Date: 27 August 1664 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie VIE was the child of Robert VIE and Sainte PAULIN
Children of Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE:
Charlotte-Françoise POITRAS (b.25 November 1665, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1749, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean SEDILOT 22 February 1689 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Joseph POITRAS (b.18 March 1673, Québec, Canada, New France d. 12 June 1753, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Catherine ALAIN 19 October 1705 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
François POITRAS (b.7 November 1675, Québec, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1737, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Anne PETITCLERC 17 November 1699 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS (b.6 August 1684, Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1748, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Geneviève MOISAN 24 November 1708 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
Marie-Josephte POITRAS (b.25 April 1687, Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1763, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU 29 January 1712 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marie-Anne POITRAS (b.25 January 1689, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph CAPELIER dit LAPRISE 25 November 1717 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jean POITRAS married Marie-Anne LAVOIE-- Date: 26 April 1695 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LAVOIE was the child of Pierre LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Isabelle AUPÉ (AUBERT)
Notre-Dame
Children of Jean POITRAS and Marie-Anne LAVOIE:
Elisabeth POITRAS (b.abt. 1698, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre LAHAISE 14 June 1723 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
Madeleine-Josephte POITRAS (b.3 May 1699, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1771, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis-Joseph BARBE dit ABEL 24 April 1724 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
Jacques POITRAS (b.9 April 1704, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne GAGNE 12 November 1736 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Marie Louise POITRAS (b.6 February 1708, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1762, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan Territory)
m. Louis GUETHIER dit LEVEILLE 6 April 1728 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
Marie-Anne POITRAS (b.20 October 1709, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1788, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) 13 August 1731 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada
Marie VIE-- Date: 27 August 1664 Place: Québec, Canada, New France Marie VIE was the child of Robert VIE and Sainte PAULIN
Children of Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE:
Charlotte-Françoise POITRAS (b.25 November 1665, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1749, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Jean SEDILOT 22 February 1689 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Joseph POITRAS (b.18 March 1673, Québec, Canada, New France d. 12 June 1753, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France )m. Marie-Catherine ALAIN 19 October 1705 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
François POITRAS (b.7 November 1675, Québec, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1737, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Marie-Anne PETITCLERC 17 November 1699 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS (b.6 August 1684, Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1748, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Geneviève MOISAN 24 November 1708 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
Marie-Josephte POITRAS (b.25 April 1687, Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1763, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )m. René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU 29 January 1712 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marie-Anne POITRAS (b.25 January 1689, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )m. Joseph CAPELIER dit LAPRISE 25 November 1717 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jean POITRAS married
Marie-Anne LAVOIE-- Date: 26 April 1695 Place: Québec, Canada, New France Marie-Anne LAVOIE was the child of Pierre LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Isabelle AUPÉ (AUBERT)
Notre-Dame
Children of Jean POITRAS and Marie-Anne LAVOIE:
Elisabeth POITRAS (b.abt. 1698, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Pierre LAHAISE 14 June 1723 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
Madeleine-Josephte POITRAS (b.3 May 1699, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1771, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Louis-Joseph BARBE dit ABEL 24 April 1724 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
Jacques POITRAS (b.9 April 1704, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Marie-Anne GAGNE 12 November 1736 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Marie Louise POITRAS (b.6 February 1708, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1762, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan Territory)m. Louis GUETHIER dit LEVEILLE 6 April 1728 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
Marie-Anne POITRAS (b.20 October 1709, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1788, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada)m. Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) 13 August 1731 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada
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1639 Birth 3 April 1639
, France
1664 Marriage / PartnerJean POITRAS and Marie VIE 27 August 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1665 Birth of ChildCharlotte-Françoise POITRAS was born 25 November 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1666 Quebec
Jean Poydras (Poitras).......................27 menuisier
Marie Saincte Vivier ........................16 sa femme
francois poydras ........................3 mois leur filz
The first census of New France (1666) www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1666
Jean Poydras (Poitras).......................27 menuisier
Marie Saincte Vivier ........................16 sa femme
francois poydras ........................3 mois leur filz
The first census of New France (1666) www.afhs.ab.ca/data/census/1666
1673 Birth of ChildJoseph POITRAS was born 18 March 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1675 Birth of ChildFrançois POITRAS was born 7 November 1675, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1684 Birth of ChildJoseph-Lucien POITRAS was born 6 August 1684, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1687 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephte POITRAS was born 25 April 1687, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1689 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne POITRAS was born 25 January 1689, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1691 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie VIE died 28 July 1691, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1695 Marriage / PartnerJean POITRAS and Marie-Anne LAVOIE 26 April 1695, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1699 Birth of ChildMadeleine-Josephte POITRAS was born 3 May 1699, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
1704 Birth of ChildJacques POITRAS was born 9 April 1704, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
1708 Birth of ChildMarie Louise POITRAS was born 6 February 1708, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
1709 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne POITRAS was born 20 October 1709, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
1711 Death 7 May 1711
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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