Madeleine DOIRON

Born

abt. 1714 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

15 November 1790 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean DOIRON Anne LEBLANC

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Born: abt. 1714 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Jean DOIRON

Mother: Anne LEBLANC

Paternal grandparents: Jean DOIRON , Marie-Anne CANOL

Maternal grandparents: Andre LEBLANC , Marie DUGAS

Madeleine was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Madeleine married Joseph POIRIER abt. 1727 in Pisiquit, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph POIRIER was born abt. 1710 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Joseph died abt. 1764 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Joseph was the child of Jean Baptiste POIRIER and Marie Jeanne CORMIER.

Madeleine DOIRON died 15 November 1790 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine DOIRON married

Joseph POIRIER
Marriage date: abt. 1727
Marriage place: Pisiquit, Acadia
Joseph POIRIER was the child of Jean Baptiste POIRIER and Marie Jeanne CORMIER

Children of Joseph POIRIER and Madeleine DOIRON

Marie POIRIER

Born: abt. 1734, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 13 March 1811, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Pepin BOURGEOIS 4 February 1783 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph POIRIER

Born: abt. 1736, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 8 April 1826, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite THIBODEAU 1759 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Pierre POIRIER

Born: abt. 1737, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 25 February 1821, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Madeleine FOREST 1759

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie POIRIER married 4 February 1783, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Pepin BOURGEOIS

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)