flag female ancestor  Marguerite  POITRAS

  (b. 24 August 1752 Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 9 April 1789 Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Marguerite POITRAS was born 24 August 1752 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Marguerite POITRAS was the child of François-Lucien POITRAS   and   Marie-Marguerite GUENETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph-Lucien POITRAS and Geneviève MOISAN (maternal)  Jacques-Francois GUENETTE and Marie-Louise BOIVIN

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Marguerite  married  Jean-Baptiste RATEL (RATELLE) 27 November 1770 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada .  Jean-Baptiste RATEL (RATELLE)  was born 30 January 1735 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite).  Jean-Baptiste died 27 August 1797 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite).  Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre RATEL (RATELLE) and Françoise BOUSQUET.

Marguerite POITRAS died 9 April 1789 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Marguerite POITRAS married flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste RATEL (RATELLE)-- Date: 27 November 1770  Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste RATEL (RATELLE) was the child of Pierre RATEL (RATELLE) and Françoise BOUSQUET




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birth1752 Birth
24 August 1752
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1770 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite POITRAS and Jean-Baptiste RATEL (RATELLE) 27 November 1770 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 18 years old.
News1775 - 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.
death1789 Death
9 April 1789
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 36.
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