Barbe married Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN
8 February 1768
in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN
was born
6 March 1739
in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France .
Jean-Baptiste died
19 November 1798
in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
Jean-Baptiste was the child of Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY.
Barbe GAGNON died
3 March 1817
in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
m. Poitevin Jean-Baptiste
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Birth — 1749 6 February 1749 Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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.
1768 Marriage / Partner Barbe GAGNON and Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN 8 February 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
She was 19 years old.
1773 Birth of Child Felicite POTVIN was born 3 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Barbe was 24 years old.
1775 Birth of Child Veronique POTVIN was born 10 February 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Barbe was 26 years old.
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.
1783 Birth of Child Francois POTVIN was born 7 May 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
1794 Marriage of Child Felicite POTVIN married 21 May 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Louis-Charles SIMARD
1798 Death of Spouse/Partner Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN died 19 November 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
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Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN
Birth — 1749
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.
1768 Marriage / Partner
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)
1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
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