Christophe POITRAS

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abt. 1791 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

15 February 1851 , Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Canada East

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Pierre POITRAS Rosalie SIMARD

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Born: abt. 1791 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre POITRAS

Mother: Rosalie SIMARD

Paternal grandparents: Jacques POITRAS , Marie-Anne GAGNE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Noel SIMARD , Elisabeth BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET)

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Christophe married Mary HEWETT (HEWITT) 8 August 1815 in Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary HEWETT (HEWITT) was born abt. 1797 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Mary died 26 November 1829 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Mary was the child of John HEWITT (HEWETT) and Mary MCDOUGAL GILCHRIST.

Christophe POITRAS died 15 February 1851 in Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Canada East.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

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Christophe POITRAS married

Mary HEWETT (HEWITT)
Marriage date: 8 August 1815
Marriage place: Québec, Lower Canada

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Mary HEWETT (HEWITT) was the child of John HEWITT (HEWETT) and Mary MCDOUGAL GILCHRIST

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church de Québec

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Christophe POITRAS

Born: 30 October 1820, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 13 May 1903, St-Marcellin des Escoumins, Canada

Married: Marie-Barbe THERRIEN 16 September 1844 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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

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

1815 Marriage / Partner
Christophe POITRAS and Mary HEWETT (HEWITT) 8 August 1815, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1820 Birth of Child
Christophe POITRAS was born 30 October 1820, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary HEWETT (HEWITT) died 26 November 1829, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Marriage of Child
Christophe POITRAS married 16 September 1844, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie-Barbe THERRIEN

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

Death — 1851
15 February 1851
Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Canada East

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