Louis
POTHIER
Born
24 May 1758
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died
30 August 1822
,
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
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Born: 24 May 1758 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Father:
Louis POTHIER
Mother:
Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph-Marie POTHIER
, Josephte MOUET DE MORAS
Maternal grandparents:
Louis-Lange LEFEBVRE dit BÉLISLE
, Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Françoise MARCHAND 12 May 1794 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise MARCHAND was born 9 April 1767 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Françoise died 19 May 1846 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Françoise was the child of Louis-Joachim MARCHAND and Françoise ROY dite CHÂTELLERAULT.
Louis POTHIER died 30 August 1822 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Louis POTHIER
Louis POTHIER married 
Françoise MARCHAND
Marriage date: 12 May 1794
Marriage place: Batiscan, Lower Canada
Françoise MARCHAND was the child of Louis-Joachim MARCHAND and Françoise ROY dite CHÂTELLERAULT
Françoise MARCHANDMarriage date: 12 May 1794
Marriage place: Batiscan, Lower Canada
Françoise MARCHAND was the child of Louis-Joachim MARCHAND and Françoise ROY dite CHÂTELLERAULT
Children of Louis POTHIER and Françoise MARCHAND
Marie-Josephte-Seraphine POTHIERMarried: Joseph SAINT-PIERRE 27 February 1821 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
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Birth — 175824 May 1758
Trois-Rivières, 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.
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)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1794 Marriage / PartnerLouis POTHIER and Françoise MARCHAND 12 May 1794, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
He was 35 years old.
1798 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephte-Seraphine POTHIER was born 17 February 1798, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Louis was 39 years old.
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 England1821 Marriage of ChildMarie-Josephte-Seraphine POTHIER married 27 February 1821, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Joseph SAINT-PIERRE
Death — 182230 August 1822
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 64.
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