Joseph
POIRIER
(b.
8 June 1814
,
Bonaventure, Lower Canada
d.
16 November 1883
,
Bonaventure, Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph POIRIER was born 8 June 1814 in Bonaventure, Lower Canada
Joseph POIRIER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Angelique POIRIER 17 January 1844 in Bonaventure, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique POIRIER was born 30 November 1812 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure).
Joseph POIRIER died 16 November 1883 in Bonaventure, 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 Joseph POIRIER
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Angelique POIRIER-- Date: 17 January 1844 Place: Bonaventure, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph POIRIER and Angelique POIRIER:
Pasteur POIRIER (b.1 March 1858, Bonaventure, Canada East d. 19 July 1936, Balmoral, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Marie-Charlotte ALLAIN 9 February 1891 in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada
Angelique POIRIER-- Date: 17 January 1844 Place: Bonaventure, Canada East Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph POIRIER and Angelique POIRIER:
Pasteur POIRIER (b.1 March 1858, Bonaventure, Canada East d. 19 July 1936, Balmoral, New Brunswick, Canada)m. Marie-Charlotte ALLAIN 9 February 1891 in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada
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1814 Birth 8 June 1814
Bonaventure, 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)
1844 Marriage / PartnerJoseph POIRIER and Angelique POIRIER 17 January 1844, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)
He was 29 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.1858 Birth of ChildPasteur POIRIER was born 1 March 1858, Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)
Joseph was 43 years old.
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.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1883 Death 16 November 1883
Bonaventure, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 69.
Added: 10/14/2025 12:03:01 PM
- Updated: 10/14/2025 12:03:45 PM
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