Marie Madeleine FOREST

Born

abt. 1734 , Acadia, Canada

Died

11 August 1809 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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François FOREST Jeanne GIROURARD

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Born: abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada

Father: François FOREST

Mother: Jeanne GIROURARD

Paternal grandparents: René FOREST , Françoise DUGAS

Maternal grandparents: Alexandre GIROUARD , Marie Madeleine LEBORGNE DE BELISLE

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Marie Madeleine married Pierre POIRIER abt. 1759 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre POIRIER was born abt. 1737 in Acadia, Canada. Pierre died 25 February 1821 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Joseph POIRIER and Madeleine DOIRON.

Marie Madeleine FOREST died 11 August 1809 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Marie Madeleine FOREST married

Pierre POIRIER
Marriage date: abt. 1759
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Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Pierre POIRIER was the child of Joseph POIRIER and Madeleine DOIRON

Children of Pierre POIRIER and Marie Madeleine FOREST

Angélique POIRIER

Born: 29 May 1759, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 7 January 1835, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel BENOIT 12 August 1793 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

Pierre POIRIER

Born: 29 May 1761, St-Pierre-Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Died: 10 December 1815, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Rose BERGERON 15 January 1787 Place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste POIRIER

Born: 14 November 1765, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine BERGERON 15 January 1787 Place: Nicolet, 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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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1759 Birth of Child
Angélique POIRIER was born 29 May 1759, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1761 Birth of Child
Pierre POIRIER was born 29 May 1761, St-Pierre-Montmagny, Quebec, Canada

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste POIRIER was born 14 November 1765, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.