François POITRAS

(b. 7 November 1675 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1737 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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François POITRAS was born 7 November 1675 in Québec, Canada, New France

François POITRAS was the child of Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Robert VIE and Sainte PAULIN

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François married Marie-Anne PETITCLERC 17 November 1699 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne PETITCLERC was born 27 January 1688 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Marie-Anne died 29 November 1737 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre PETITCLERC and Françoise PARIS.

François POITRAS died 11 April 1737 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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François POITRAS married

Marie-Anne PETITCLERC-- Date: 17 November 1699 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PETITCLERC was the child of Pierre PETITCLERC and Françoise PARIS

Children of François POITRAS and Marie-Anne PETITCLERC:

Marie-Anne POITRAS (b.10 November 1700, Québec, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1773, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre GENEST (GENETTE) 8 August 1729 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Francois POITRAS (b.14 July 1702, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 4 August 1764, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite HAINS 16 November 1729 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1675 Birth
7 November 1675
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1699 Marriage / Partner
François POITRAS and Marie-Anne PETITCLERC 17 November 1699, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

He was 24 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne POITRAS was born 10 November 1700, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 25 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Francois POITRAS was born 14 July 1702, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

François was 26 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France