Marie-Anne POITRAS

Born

20 October 1709 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

27 May 1788 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 20 October 1709 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Anne POITRAS

Father

Jean POITRAS

Mother

Marie-Anne LAVOIE

Grandparents of Marie-Anne POITRAS

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Maternal grandparents

Pierre LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) Isabelle AUPÉ (AUBERT)

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

Marie-Anne married Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) 13 August 1731 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) was born 10 July 1710 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France. Etienne was the child of Étienne AMYOT (AMIOT) and Jeanne-Anne CAMPAGNA.

Marie-Anne POITRAS died 27 May 1788 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Anne POITRAS

Marie-Anne POITRAS married

Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT)
Marriage date: 13 August 1731
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) was the child of Étienne AMYOT (AMIOT) and Jeanne-Anne CAMPAGNA

Children of Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) and Marie-Anne POITRAS

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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Birth — 1709
20 October 1709
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne POITRAS and Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) 13 August 1731, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

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.