Marie-Anne POITRAS

Born

10 November 1700 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

12 November 1773 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 10 November 1700 in Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Anne POITRAS

Father

François POITRAS

Mother

Marie-Anne PETITCLERC

Grandparents of Marie-Anne POITRAS

Paternal grandparents

Jean POITRAS Marie VIE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre PETITCLERC Françoise PARIS

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

Marie-Anne married Pierre GENEST (GENETTE) 8 August 1729 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GENEST (GENETTE) was born abt. 1709 in France. Pierre died 25 November 1734 in Québec, Canada, New France .

Marie-Anne POITRAS died 12 November 1773 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Anne POITRAS

Marie-Anne POITRAS married

Pierre GENEST (GENETTE)
Marriage date: 8 August 1729
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Children of Pierre GENEST (GENETTE) and Marie-Anne POITRAS

Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE

Born: 21 June 1733, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 11 September 1792, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Francois VOCELLE 6 February 1753 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1700
10 November 1700
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

1729 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne POITRAS and Pierre GENEST (GENETTE) 8 August 1729, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 28 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE was born 21 June 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Anne was 32 years old.

1734 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre GENEST (GENETTE) died 25 November 1734, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GENEST dite LAJEUNESSE married 6 February 1753, Québec, Canada, New France to Jean-Francois VOCELLE

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.

Death — 1773
12 November 1773
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 73.

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