François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE

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14 April 1699 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

3 July 1762 , Chambly, Canada

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Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE Catherine VIGER

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Born: 14 April 1699 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE

Mother: Catherine VIGER

Paternal grandparents: Jean POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE , Marie LANGLOIS

Maternal grandparents: Desir VIGER , Catherine MOITIE

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François married Madeleine DEMERS 18 June 1726 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Madeleine DEMERS was born 28 February 1697 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine died 14 May 1743 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Madeleine was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE.

François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE died 3 July 1762 in Chambly, 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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Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

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Spouse & Children of François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE

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Madeleine DEMERS
Marriage date: 18 June 1726
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Madeleine DEMERS was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE

Children of François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine DEMERS

François POIRIER

Born: 29 June 1727, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 12 July 1789, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite DUDEVOIR 7 February 1757 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Amable POIRIER

Born: 2 August 1728, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite TESSIER 12 September 1763 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Josephte POIRIER

Born: 12 September 1729, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 6 May 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Guillaume CASSANT 27 November 1758 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Madeleine POIRIER

Born: 22 July 1731, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 20 March 1809, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Toussaint BARSALOU 21 February 1757 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoine POIRIER

Born: abt. 1731, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 June 1799, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine MARCHAND 11 January 1762 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE

Born: 15 February 1735, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 20 February 1807, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS 20 October 1760 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne POIRIER

Born: 11 September 1737, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 18 December 1800, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Jean CARLE dit LALANCETTE 12 January 1761 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1699 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Francois Poirier
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 15 Apr 1699
baptism/ christening place: St. Famille de Boucherville, Chambly, Quebec
birth date: 14 Apr 1699
birthplace: Tremblay, Boucherville
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Daniel Poirier
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Catherine Viger
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C02341-3
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1031703
reference number: P-70 B-2
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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

1726 Marriage / Partner
François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine DEMERS 18 June 1726 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
François POIRIER was born 29 June 1727, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 28 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable POIRIER was born 2 August 1728, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 29 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Josephte POIRIER was born 12 September 1729, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 30 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Madeleine POIRIER was born 22 July 1731, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 32 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE was born 15 February 1735, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 35 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne POIRIER was born 11 September 1737, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 38 years old.

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine DEMERS died 14 May 1743, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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

1757 Marriage of Child
François POIRIER married 7 February 1757, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marguerite DUDEVOIR

1757 Marriage of Child
Madeleine POIRIER married 21 February 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Toussaint BARSALOU

1758 Marriage of Child
Josephte POIRIER married 27 November 1758, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Guillaume CASSANT

1760 Marriage of Child
Catherine POIRIER dite LAJEUNESSE married 20 October 1760 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Denis FARDET (FORDAIS) dit COMPTOIS

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne POIRIER married 12 January 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean CARLE dit LALANCETTE

Death — 1762
3 July 1762
Chambly, Canada
He died at the age of 63.

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