Josephte POIRIER

Born

12 September 1729 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

6 May 1801 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Josephte POIRIER

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Josephte POIRIER.

Parents

François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE Madeleine DEMERS

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 12 September 1729 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE

Mother: Madeleine DEMERS

Paternal grandparents: Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE , Catherine VIGER

Maternal grandparents: Robert DEMERS , Marie-Madeleine JETTE

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

Josephte married Guillaume CASSANT 27 November 1758 in Chambly, Canada, New France . Guillaume CASSANT was born abt. 1712 Guillaume died 3 January 1797 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

Josephte POIRIER died 6 May 1801 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

m. Cassant Guillaume

Details of the family tree of Josephte appear below.

Spouse & Children of Josephte POIRIER

Hide Family & Children

Josephte POIRIER married

Guillaume CASSANT
Marriage date: 27 November 1758
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France

Children of Guillaume CASSANT and Josephte POIRIER

No children are currently listed for this couple.

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Josephte's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Josephte POIRIER.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Josephte POIRIER.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Josephte POIRIER and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1729
12 September 1729
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Josephte POIRIER and Guillaume CASSANT 27 November 1758, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 29 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Guillaume CASSANT died 3 January 1797, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

Death — 1801
6 May 1801
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 71.

RECORD HISTORY