Athanase POULIN

Born

29 May 1729 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

14 January 1807 , Rigaud, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Athanase POULIN

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Born: 29 May 1729 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Parents of Athanase POULIN

Father

Jean POULIN

Mother

Agnès DROUIN

Grandparents of Athanase POULIN

Paternal grandparents

Martin POULIN Jeanne BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)

Maternal grandparents

Étienne DROUIN Catherine LOIGNON

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

Athanase married Madeleine DERY 1 August 1757 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Madeleine DERY was born 20 February 1721 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 9 March 1782 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine was the child of Joseph DERY and Marie-Anne VOYER.

Athanase POULIN died 14 January 1807 in Rigaud, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Athanase POULIN

Athanase POULIN married

Madeleine DERY
Marriage date: 1 August 1757
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Madeleine DERY was the child of Joseph DERY and Marie-Anne VOYER

Children of Athanase POULIN and Madeleine DERY

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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 — 1729
29 May 1729
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Athanase POULIN and Madeleine DERY 1 August 1757, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 28 years old.

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.