Josephte POIRIER

Born

20 March 1749 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

14 March 1810 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

Josephte married Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE 10 February 1772 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada .
Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE was born 20 May 1741 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Pierre died 20 January 1809 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and Marie-Jeanne DOUILLARD dite LAPRISE .

Parents & Family of Josephte POIRIER

Parents of Josephte POIRIER

Father

Daniel POIRIER

Mother

Marie-Anne GIRARD

Grandparents of Josephte POIRIER

Paternal grandparents

Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE Catherine VIGER

Maternal grandparents

Jacques GIRARD Marie-Françoise PETIT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte POIRIER

Josephte POIRIER married

Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE
Marriage date: 10 February 1772
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE was the child of Charles COMPAIN dit L’ESPÉRANCE and Marie-Jeanne DOUILLARD dite LAPRISE

Children of Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE and Josephte POIRIER

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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 — 1749
20 March 1749
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Josephte POIRIER and Pierre COMPAIN dit L'ESPERANCE 10 February 1772, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 22 years old.

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.