Pierre POIRIER

Born

abt. 1737 , Acadia, Canada

Died

25 February 1821 , Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Joseph POIRIER Madeleine DOIRON

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Born: abt. 1737 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Joseph POIRIER

Mother: Madeleine DOIRON

Paternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste POIRIER , Marie Jeanne CORMIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean DOIRON , Anne LEBLANC

Pierre was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Pierre married Marie Madeleine FOREST abt. 1759 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie Madeleine FOREST was born abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada. Marie Madeleine died 11 August 1809 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie Madeleine was the child of François FOREST and Jeanne GIROURARD.

Pierre POIRIER died 25 February 1821 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

ACADIAN Ancestry Mug: Ask Me About My Deported Ancestors from 1755! - Ceramic Coffee Mug

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Spouse & Children of Pierre POIRIER

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Pierre POIRIER married

Marie Madeleine FOREST
Marriage date: abt. 1759
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Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie Madeleine FOREST was the child of François FOREST and Jeanne GIROURARD

Children of Pierre POIRIER and Marie Madeleine FOREST

Angélique POIRIER

Born: 29 May 1759, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 7 January 1835, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel BENOIT 12 August 1793 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

Pierre POIRIER

Born: 29 May 1761, St-Pierre-Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Died: 10 December 1815, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Rose BERGERON 15 January 1787 Place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste POIRIER

Born: 14 November 1765, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine BERGERON 15 January 1787 Place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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

1759 Birth of Child
Angélique POIRIER was born 29 May 1759, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1761 Birth of Child
Pierre POIRIER was born 29 May 1761, St-Pierre-Montmagny, Quebec, Canada

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste POIRIER was born 14 November 1765, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste POIRIER married 15 January 1787, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine BERGERON

1787 Marriage of Child
Pierre POIRIER married 15 January 1787, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Rose BERGERON

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Angélique POIRIER married 12 August 1793, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Gabriel BENOIT

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

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Madeleine FOREST died 11 August 1809, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

1815 Death of Child
Pierre POIRIER died 10 December 1815, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand)

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1821
25 February 1821
Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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