flag male ancestor  André  POTVIN

  (b. 1 June 1786 Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 1 January 1866 Farnham, Canada East )  

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André POTVIN was born 1 June 1786 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

André POTVIN was the child of Louis POITEVIN dit CADIEUX   and   Marie-Marguerite SANSCARTIER dite LAGUE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques Christophe POITEVIN and Marie-Josepte VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE (maternal)  Michel LAGUE dit SANSCARTIER and Marie-Louise RAINVILLE

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André  married  Marie-Marguerite GÉLINEAU 11 February 1811 in Boucherville, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite GÉLINEAU  was born 1 December 1789 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).  Marie-Marguerite died 15 August 1832 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir).  Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph GÉLINEAU dit DANIEL and Marie-Angélique MONTY.

André POTVIN died 1 January 1866 in Farnham, Canada East .
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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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André POTVIN married flag female ancestor Marie-Marguerite GÉLINEAU-- Date: 11 February 1811 Place: Boucherville, Lower Canada
Marie-Marguerite GÉLINEAU was the child of Joseph GÉLINEAU dit DANIEL and Marie-Angélique MONTY




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birth1786 Birth
1 June 1786
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1811 Marriage / Partner
André POTVIN and Marie-Marguerite GÉLINEAU 11 February 1811, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 24 years old.
1817 Birth of Child
Marie Anne POTVIN was born 3 September 1817, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

André was 31 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1832 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite GÉLINEAU died 15 August 1832, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)
marriage1836 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne POTVIN married 17 October 1836, Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire) to Alexis STE-MARIE
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1866 Death
1 January 1866
Farnham, Canada East

He died at the age of 79.
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