flag male ancestor  Jean  POITRAS

  (b. 15 September 1709 L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France   d. 28 April 1793 Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )  

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Jean POITRAS was born 15 September 1709 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Jean POITRAS was the child of Joseph-Lucien POITRAS   and   Geneviève MOISAN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE (maternal)  Pierre MOISAN and Barbe ROTTEAU (ROTEAU)

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Jean  married  Charlotte HARNOIS 13 February 1736 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France .  Charlotte HARNOIS  was born 30 March 1719 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy).  Charlotte died 29 December 1756 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy).  Charlotte was the child of Eustache HARNOIS and Thérèse CHABOT dite LAMARRE.

Jean POITRAS died 28 April 1793 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

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Jean POITRAS married flag female ancestor Charlotte HARNOIS-- Date: 13 February 1736 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Charlotte HARNOIS was the child of Eustache HARNOIS and Thérèse CHABOT dite LAMARRE




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birth1709 Birth
15 September 1709
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1736 Marriage / Partner
Jean POITRAS and Charlotte HARNOIS 13 February 1736, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

He was 26 years old.
1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte HARNOIS died 29 December 1756, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
Kings and Queens1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1793 Death
28 April 1793
Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 83.
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