Cyrille-Jean
POITRAS
(b.
9 November 1817
,
Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada
d.
30 July 1903
,
Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Cyrille-Jean POITRAS was born 9 November 1817 in Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada
Cyrille-Jean POITRAS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Cyrille-Jean married Marie Lucie DUBE 10 June 1839 in Van Buren, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Lucie DUBE was born 10 May 1818 in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada (Colebrooke). Marie Lucie died 11 April 1892 in Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada (St Leonard).
Cyrille-Jean POITRAS died 30 July 1903 in Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, 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.
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Family and Children of Cyrille-Jean POITRAS
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Marie Lucie DUBE-- Date: 10 June 1839 Place: Van Buren, Maine, USA
Children of Cyrille-Jean POITRAS and Marie Lucie DUBE:
Gabriel POITRAS (b.24 January 1844, Van Buren, Maine, USA d. 16 December 1910, Augusta, Maine, USA)
m. Philomene BEAULIEU 29 October 1861 in Van Buren, Maine, USA
Marie Lucie DUBE-- Date: 10 June 1839 Place: Van Buren, Maine, USAChildren of Cyrille-Jean POITRAS and Marie Lucie DUBE:
Gabriel POITRAS (b.24 January 1844, Van Buren, Maine, USA d. 16 December 1910, Augusta, Maine, USA)m. Philomene BEAULIEU 29 October 1861 in Van Buren, Maine, USA
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1817 Birth 9 November 1817
Rivière-du-Loup, 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 England
1839 Marriage / PartnerCyrille-Jean POITRAS and Marie Lucie DUBE 10 June 1839, Van Buren, Maine, USA
He was 21 years old.
1841 - 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 Birth of ChildGabriel POITRAS was born 24 January 1844, Van Buren, Maine, USA
Cyrille-Jean was 26 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.1861 Marriage of ChildGabriel POITRAS married 29 October 1861, Van Buren, Maine, USA to Philomene BEAULIEU
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 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1892 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie Lucie DUBE died 11 April 1892, Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada (St Leonard)
1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England1903 Death 30 July 1903
Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 85.
Added: 11/5/2025 12:59:21 PM
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