Michel POITEVIN

(b. 2 May 1712 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 19 June 1759 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France )

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Michel POITEVIN was born 2 May 1712 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Michel POITEVIN was the child of Jean POITEVIN and Francoise Rose OTIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean POITEVIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Madeleine GUILLODEAU (GUILLAUDEAU) (maternal) Stephen OTIS and Mary PITMAN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Françoise TREMBLAY 14 November 1735 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Françoise TREMBLAY was born 28 December 1708 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Françoise died 29 May 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Françoise was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Françoise MOREL.

Michel POITEVIN died 19 June 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Michel POITEVIN married

Françoise TREMBLAY-- Date: 14 November 1735 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Françoise TREMBLAY was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Françoise MOREL

Children of Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY:

Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN (b.8 September 1736, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE 15 January 1755 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN (b.9 February 1738, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte SIMARD 27 January 1769 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN (b.6 March 1739, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Barbe GAGNON 8 February 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) (b.14 April 1742, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Luce SIMARD 15 October 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Francoise-Philotee POITEVIN dite POTVIN (b.16 June 1744, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Amable VERREAULT (VERREAU) 27 October 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph POITEVIN dit POTVIN (b.abt. 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 8 October 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Rose GAGNON 21 November 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Therese POITEVIN (b.7 April 1749, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. , )

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1712 Birth
2 May 1712
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1735 Marriage / Partner
Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY 14 November 1735, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 23 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 8 September 1736, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN was born 9 February 1738, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 25 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN was born 6 March 1739, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 26 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) was born 14 April 1742, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 29 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Francoise-Philotee POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 16 June 1744, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 32 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Therese POITEVIN was born 7 April 1749, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 36 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN married 15 January 1755, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE