Madeleine POIRIER

Born

22 July 1731 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

20 March 1809 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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François POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE Madeleine DEMERS

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Born: 22 July 1731 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

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Madeleine married Toussaint BARSALOU 21 February 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Toussaint BARSALOU was born 2 November 1732 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France. Toussaint died 10 October 1798 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Toussaint was the child of Jean-Joseph-Gerard BARSALOU and Genevieve JARRY dite HENRICHON.

Madeleine POIRIER died 20 March 1809 in Chambly, Lower Canada .

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Madeleine POIRIER married

Toussaint BARSALOU
Marriage date: 21 February 1757
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Toussaint BARSALOU was the child of Jean-Joseph-Gerard BARSALOU and Genevieve JARRY dite HENRICHON

Children of Toussaint BARSALOU and Madeleine POIRIER

Toussaint-Joseph BARSALOU

Born: 4 May 1759, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Ursule LÉTOURNEAU 10 August 1778 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève BARSALOU

Born: 16 June 1761, Chambly, Canada
Died: 15 February 1803, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste TETREAU (TETREAULT) 1 February 1785 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1731
22 July 1731
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine POIRIER and Toussaint BARSALOU 21 February 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 25 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Toussaint-Joseph BARSALOU was born 4 May 1759, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Madeleine was 27 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Geneviève BARSALOU was born 16 June 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Madeleine 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Toussaint-Joseph BARSALOU married 10 August 1778, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Ursule LÉTOURNEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BARSALOU married 1 February 1785, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste TETREAU (TETREAULT)

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

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

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Toussaint BARSALOU died 10 October 1798, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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

1803 Death of Child
Geneviève BARSALOU died 15 February 1803, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Madeleine was 71 years old.

Death — 1809
20 March 1809
Chambly, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.

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