Jacques
POITRAS
Born
9 April 1704
,
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died
18 April 1774
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
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Born: 9 April 1704 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean POITRAS
Mother:
Marie-Anne LAVOIE
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre LAVOIE (DELAVOYE)
, Isabelle AUPÉ (AUBERT)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Marie-Anne GAGNE 12 November 1736 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne GAGNE was born abt. 1715 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Francois GAGNE and Françoise POULIN.
Jacques POITRAS died 18 April 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Jacques POITRAS
Jacques POITRAS married 
Marie-Anne GAGNE
Marriage date: 12 November 1736
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GAGNE was the child of Francois GAGNE and Françoise POULIN
Marie-Anne GAGNEMarriage date: 12 November 1736
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GAGNE was the child of Francois GAGNE and Françoise POULIN
Children of Jacques POITRAS and Marie-Anne GAGNE
Pierre POITRASMarried: Rosalie SIMARD 8 January 1787 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
Marguerite-Euphrosine POITRASBorn: 22 June 1742, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 18 March 1816, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
Died: 18 March 1816, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
Married: Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE 26 January 1767 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
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Birth — 17049 April 1704
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1736 Marriage / PartnerJacques POITRAS and Marie-Anne GAGNE 12 November 1736, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
He was 32 years old.
1739 Birth of ChildPierre POITRAS was born 18 November 1739, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Jacques was 35 years old.
1742 Birth of ChildMarguerite-Euphrosine POITRAS was born 22 June 1742, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Jacques was 38 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.1767 Marriage of ChildMarguerite-Euphrosine POITRAS married 26 January 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE
Death — 177418 April 1774
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 70.
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