immigrant - Canada to US  male ancestor  Pierre  POIRIER

  (b. 11 May 1783 L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada   d. abt. 1860 Clinton County, New York, USA )  
Age: 77
Cause of Death: unknown

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Pierre POIRIER was born 11 May 1783 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre POIRIER was the child of Henri-Amable POIRIER   and   Isabelle BOUDREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre POIRIER and Charlotte LAGUE (maternal)  Charles BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and Madeleine CLOUATRE

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

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

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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).  Marie died abt. 1849 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Marie was the child of Francois CHARTIER and Marie-Madeleine DUPUIS.

Pierre POIRIER died abt. 1860 in Clinton County, New York, USA.
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Occupation

Pierre POIRIER was a 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
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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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