Henri-Amable POIRIER

Born

5 October 1751 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

8 January 1825 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Pierre POIRIER Charlotte LAGUE

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Born: 5 October 1751 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre POIRIER

Mother: Charlotte LAGUE

Paternal grandparents: Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE , Catherine VIGER

Maternal grandparents: Michel LAGUE dit SANSCARTIER , Catherine LECLERC

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Henri-Amable married Isabelle BOUDREAU 24 January 1780 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Isabelle BOUDREAU was born abt. 1761 Isabelle died 14 October 1853 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester). Isabelle was the child of Charles BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Madeleine CLOUATRE.

Henri-Amable POIRIER died 8 January 1825 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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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
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Henri-Amable POIRIER married

Isabelle BOUDREAU
Marriage date: 24 January 1780
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Isabelle BOUDREAU was the child of Charles BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Madeleine CLOUATRE

Children of Henri-Amable POIRIER and Isabelle BOUDREAU

Isabelle POIRIER

Born: 16 December 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GRANGER 15 October 1804 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre POIRIER

Born: 11 May 1783, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1860, Clinton County, New York, USA

Married: Marie CHARTIER 11 August 1807 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Charles POIRIER

Born: 9 May 1787, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 October 1840, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Sophie LANOUE 18 August 1829 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1751
5 October 1751
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1763 - 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.

1775 - 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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Henri-Amable POIRIER and Isabelle BOUDREAU 24 January 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Isabelle POIRIER was born 16 December 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Henri-Amable was 29 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Pierre POIRIER was born 11 May 1783, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Henri-Amable was 31 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Charles POIRIER was born 9 May 1787, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Henri-Amable was 35 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Isabelle POIRIER married 15 October 1804, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Pierre GRANGER

1807 Marriage of Child
Pierre POIRIER married 11 August 1807, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie CHARTIER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)