Pierre POIRIER

Born

11 May 1783 , L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

abt. 1860 , Clinton County, New York, USA

Age: 77
Cause of Death: unknown

Pierre married Marie CHARTIER 11 August 1807 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie CHARTIER was born 6 October 1786 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie died abt. 1849 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie was the child of Francois CHARTIER and Marie-Madeleine DUPUIS .

Parents & Family of Pierre POIRIER

Parents of Pierre POIRIER

Father

Henri-Amable POIRIER

Mother

Isabelle BOUDREAU

Grandparents of Pierre POIRIER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre POIRIER Charlotte LAGUE

Maternal grandparents

Charles BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) Madeleine CLOUATRE

Pierre was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1840.

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre POIRIER

Pierre POIRIER married

Marie CHARTIER
Marriage date: 11 August 1807
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Marie CHARTIER was the child of Francois CHARTIER and Marie-Madeleine DUPUIS

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pierre POIRIER and Marie CHARTIER

Nelson (Narcisse) PERYEA (POIRIER)

Born: 31 January 1816, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 13 February 1891, Altona, New York, USA

Married: Mary Anne GEDDES (GEDDIS) 1848 Place: , New York, USA

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1783
11 May 1783
L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1807 Marriage / Partner
Pierre POIRIER and Marie CHARTIER 11 August 1807, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 24 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Nelson (Narcisse) PERYEA (POIRIER) was born 31 January 1816, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre was 32 years old.

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser