Marie-Josephte POIRIER

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1 June 1742 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

1 October 1821 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Jacques POIRIER Marie-Anne LAGUE dite SANSCARTIER

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Born: 1 June 1742 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques POIRIER

Mother: Marie-Anne LAGUE dite SANSCARTIER

Paternal grandparents: Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE , Catherine VIGER

Maternal grandparents: Michel LAGUE dit SANSCARTIER , Catherine LECLERC

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Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste-Eutrope OLIVIER 21 June 1762 in Chambly, Canada . Jean-Baptiste-Eutrope OLIVIER was born abt. 1718 in France. Jean-Baptiste-Eutrope died 25 February 1805 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).

Marie-Josephte POIRIER died 1 October 1821 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Jean-Baptiste-Eutrope OLIVIER
Marriage date: 21 June 1762
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada

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Birth — 1742
1 June 1742
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte POIRIER and Jean-Baptiste-Eutrope OLIVIER 21 June 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 20 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.

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)

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

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

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

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Eutrope OLIVIER died 25 February 1805, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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
1 October 1821
Montréal, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 79.