Jean POITRAS

(b. 3 April 1639 , France d. 7 May 1711 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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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.

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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 .

Born at Cugand, Poitou, Vendee, France
son of Laurent Poitras and Renée Bertin

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Occupation

Jean POITRAS was a Menuisier et habitant.
The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
Source: tfcq.ca

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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

Family and Children of Jean POITRAS

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Jean POITRAS married

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

See marriage record for Jean POITRAS and Marie-Anne LAVOIE
Marie-Anne LAVOIE was the child of Pierre LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Isabelle AUPÉ (AUBERT)

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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, French Settlement (now Michigan))
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

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1664 Marriage / Partner
Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE 27 August 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 25 years old.

1665 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Françoise POITRAS was born 25 November 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 26 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

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)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1673 Birth of Child
Joseph POITRAS was born 18 March 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 33 years old.

1675 Birth of Child
François POITRAS was born 7 November 1675, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 36 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS was born 6 August 1684, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 45 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte POITRAS was born 25 April 1687, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 48 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne POITRAS was born 25 January 1689, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 49 years old.

1689 Marriage of Child
Charlotte-Françoise POITRAS married 22 February 1689, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean SEDILOT

1691 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie VIE died 28 July 1691, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1695 Marriage / Partner
Jean POITRAS and Marie-Anne LAVOIE 26 April 1695, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 56 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Birth of Child
Madeleine-Josephte POITRAS was born 3 May 1699, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean was 60 years old.

1699 Marriage of Child
François POITRAS married 17 November 1699, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Marie-Anne PETITCLERC

1704 Birth of Child
Jacques POITRAS was born 9 April 1704, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean was 65 years old.

1705 Marriage of Child
Joseph POITRAS married 19 October 1705, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Marie-Catherine ALAIN

1708 Birth of Child
Marie Louise POITRAS was born 6 February 1708, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean was 68 years old.

1708 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS married 24 November 1708, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Geneviève MOISAN

1709 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne POITRAS was born 20 October 1709, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean was 70 years old.

1711 Death
7 May 1711
Québec, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 72.

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