Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN)

(b. 25 March 1794 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 15 November 1824 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN) was born 25 March 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN) was the child of Jean-Marie POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Agnes BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Marie-Luce SIMARD (maternal) Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON

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

Modeste married Francois TREMBLAY 27 October 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Francois TREMBLAY was born abt. 1790 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francois was the child of Andre TREMBLAY and Emerence LAVOIE.

Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN) died 15 November 1824 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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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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Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN) married

Francois TREMBLAY-- Date: 27 October 1812 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Francois TREMBLAY was the child of Andre TREMBLAY and Emerence LAVOIE

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Children of Francois TREMBLAY and Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN):

Leon-Paul TREMBLAY (b.18 June 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Olive GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 26 January 1836 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Marguerite GIRARD 12 February 1872 in Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

René TREMBLAY (b.10 April 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 8 November 1911, Lac-Bouchette, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Arsene TREMBLAY 9 January 1843 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Narcisse TREMBLAY (b.18 December 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 7 November 1907, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Elisabeth DESBIENS 27 July 1847 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

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1794 Birth
25 March 1794
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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

1812 Marriage / Partner
Modeste POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Francois TREMBLAY 27 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Leon-Paul TREMBLAY was born 18 June 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 21 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
René TREMBLAY was born 10 April 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 26 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Narcisse TREMBLAY was born 18 December 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 29 years old.