Barbe POIRE

(b. 8 April 1726 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 11 November 1769 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Barbe POIRE was born 8 April 1726 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Barbe POIRE was the child of Laurent POIRÉ and Suzanne BEGIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent POIRÉ and Geneviève LECLERC (maternal) Louis BEGIN and Jeanne DURAND

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Barbe married Michel LECOUR 8 November 1746 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel LECOUR was born July 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Michel died 1 March 1798 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Michel was the child of Michel LECOUR and Louise-Françoise LEMIEUX.

Barbe POIRE died 11 November 1769 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Family and Children of Barbe POIRE

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Barbe POIRE married

Michel LECOUR-- Date: 8 November 1746 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Michel LECOUR was the child of Michel LECOUR and Louise-Françoise LEMIEUX

Children of Michel LECOUR and Barbe POIRE:

Joseph LECOUR dit BARRAS (LECOURS) (b.abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Angelique CHAREST 22 February 1786 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Genevieve LECOUR (LECOURS) (b.2 October 1762, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada d. 5 February 1836, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Francois SAMSON 23 November 1790 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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1726 Birth
8 April 1726
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Barbe POIRE and Michel LECOUR 8 November 1746, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

She was 20 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Genevieve LECOUR (LECOURS) was born 2 October 1762, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Barbe was 36 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.