Marguerite POITRAS

Born

21 October 1733 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

17 April 1797 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Francois POITRAS Marguerite HAINS

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Born: 21 October 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Francois POITRAS

Mother: Marguerite HAINS

Paternal grandparents: François POITRAS , Marie-Anne PETITCLERC

Maternal grandparents: Joseph HAINS , Marguerite MAROIS

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Marguerite married Gilbert DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE 27 September 1762 in Montréal, Canada . Gilbert DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 8 October 1715 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Gilbert died 30 January 1798 in Montréal, Lower Canada . Gilbert was the child of Gilbert DESAUTELS and Charlotte ETIENNE.

Marguerite POITRAS died 17 April 1797 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Marguerite POITRAS married

Gilbert DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE
Marriage date: 27 September 1762
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada
Gilbert DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Gilbert DESAUTELS and Charlotte ETIENNE

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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 — 1733
21 October 1733
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite POITRAS and Gilbert DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE 27 September 1762, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She 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.