Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN)

Born

14 April 1742 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

29 April 1787 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel POITEVIN Françoise TREMBLAY

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Born: 14 April 1742 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Michel POITEVIN

Mother: Françoise TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Jean POITEVIN , Francoise Rose OTIS

Maternal grandparents: Louis TREMBLAY , Françoise MOREL

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Prisque-Pierre married Marie-Luce SIMARD 15 October 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Luce SIMARD was born 13 December 1747 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Luce died 10 May 1823 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Luce was the child of Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON).

Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) died 29 April 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

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Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) married

Marie-Luce SIMARD
Marriage date: 15 October 1764
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Luce SIMARD was the child of Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON)

Children of Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Marie-Luce SIMARD

Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN

Born: 31 December 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 September 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Agnes BOUCHARD 30 September 1788 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN

Born: 31 December 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 April 1837, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY 9 August 1785 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN

Born: 2 May 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 May 1834, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Magloire-Samson-David TREMBLAY 10 October 1787 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Constance POTVIN

Born: 26 February 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 January 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Jean TREMBLAY 6 May 1788 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Janvier POTVIN

Born: 1 July 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte OTIS 10 October 1797 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Elisabeth POITEVIN dite POTVIN

Born: 27 October 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 June 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY 24 June 1794 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Hubert POTVIN

Born: 15 May 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 January 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Sylvie GRENON 1 August 1803 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN

Born: 20 April 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 January 1846, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

Married: Joseph FORTIN 28 October 1806 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1742
14 April 1742
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Marie-Luce SIMARD 15 October 1764 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN was born 31 December 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 31 December 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 23 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 2 May 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 25 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Constance POTVIN was born 26 February 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 28 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Janvier POTVIN was born 1 July 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 35 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Elisabeth POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 27 October 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 36 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Hubert POTVIN was born 15 May 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 20 April 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Prisque-Pierre was 43 years old.

1785 Marriage of Child
Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN married 9 August 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY