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Claude POULIN (POULAIN)

(b. 26 January 1616 , France d. December 1687 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )

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Claude POULIN (POULAIN) was born 26 January 1616 in France

Claude POULIN (POULAIN) was the child of ? and ?

Claude was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1636.

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

Claude married Jeanne MERCIER 8 August 1639 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children. Jeanne MERCIER was born abt. 1622 in France. Jeanne died December 1687 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre).

Claude POULIN (POULAIN) died December 1687 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Claude POULIN (POULAIN)

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Claude POULIN (POULAIN) married

Jeanne MERCIER-- Date: 8 August 1639 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Children of Claude POULIN (POULAIN) and Jeanne MERCIER:

Marie POULIN (POULAIN) (b.1 January 1641, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 16 July 1716, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
m. Julien MERCIER 18 January 1654 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Charles MONTMINY dit JOUVENT 10 November 1682 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pascal POULIN (b.15 February 1645, Rouen, France d. , )

Madeleine POULIN (b.27 June 1646, Rouen, France d. , )
m. Pierre MAUFILS 19 November 1659 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Martin POULIN (b.26 September 1648, Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 January 1710, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
m. Jeanne BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) 29 January 1688 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

René POULIN (b.27 January 1651, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Ignace POULIN (b.19 December 1655, Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1683, )
m. Marguerite PARÉ 23 August 1683 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite POULIN (b.4 October 1658, Québec, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1722, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Gencien AMYOT (AMIOT) 7 August 1673 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie-Anne POULIN (b.25 May 1661, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1743 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
m. Étienne LESSARD 17 April 1679 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre POULIN (b.7 August 1664, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1709 , Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Anne GIGUERE 13 November 1689 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1616 Birth
26 January 1616
, France

Biography
POULAIN/ POULIN/ PAULIN - from Old French 'poulain' meaning small of any animal, a nickname given because of an individual's youth or liveliness. Claude Poulain was born in January 1616 in Saint-Maclou de Rouen. Son of Pascal Poulain and Marie Levert, he married Jeanne Mercier on August 8, 1639 in Quebec. They will have nine children. Carpenter and interpreter, he arrived in the country around 1636. He returned to France around the year 1641 and then returned to settle permanently on the Côte-de-Beaupré in 1647. In 1667, he owned 8 cattle and 20 arpents of land. earth. In 1681, he owned 2 cattle and 16 acres of land. He died in Saint-Anne-du-Petit-Cap on December 17, 1687, three days after his wife.
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1639 Marriage / Partner
Claude POULIN (POULAIN) and Jeanne MERCIER 8 August 1639, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 23 years old.

1641 Birth of Child
Marie POULIN (POULAIN) was born 1 January 1641, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Claude was 24 years old.

1645 Birth of Child
Pascal POULIN was born 15 February 1645, Rouen, France

Claude was 29 years old.

1646 Birth of Child
Madeleine POULIN was born 27 June 1646, Rouen, France

Claude was 30 years old.

1648 Birth of Child
Martin POULIN was born 26 September 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Claude was 32 years old.

1651 Birth of Child
René POULIN was born 27 January 1651, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Claude was 35 years old.

1654 Marriage of Child
Marie POULIN (POULAIN) married 18 January 1654, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Julien MERCIER

1655 Birth of Child
Ignace POULIN was born 19 December 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Claude was 39 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1658 Birth of Child
Marguerite POULIN was born 4 October 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Claude was 42 years old.

1659 Marriage of Child
Madeleine POULIN married 19 November 1659, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre MAUFILS

1661 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne POULIN was born 25 May 1661, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Claude was 45 years old.

1664 Birth of Child
Pierre POULIN was born 7 August 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Claude was 48 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1673 Marriage of Child
Marguerite POULIN married 7 August 1673, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Jean-Gencien AMYOT (AMIOT)

1679 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne POULIN married 17 April 1679, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Étienne LESSARD

1682 Marriage of Child
Marie POULIN (POULAIN) married 10 November 1682, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Charles MONTMINY dit JOUVENT

1683 Marriage of Child
Ignace POULIN married 23 August 1683, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Marguerite PARÉ

1687 Death
December 1687
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He died at the age of 71.

name: Claude Poullain
gender: Male
burial date: 17 Dec 1687
burial place: St Anne De Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec
death date:
death place: St. Anne De Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec
age: 72
birth date: 1615
birthplace:
occupation:
race: White
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Jeannie Mercier
father's name:
father's birthplace:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B02505-8
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018040
reference number: P 84

"Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955," index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2PR-18C : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Claude Poullain, within 2 days; citing reference P 84, FHL microfilm 1018040.

Claude is buried at:

Added: 1/3/2013 6:31:18 PM - Updated: 1/22/2023 1:22:14 PM