Louis POULIN

Born

6 April 1733 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

2 September 1810 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

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Ignace POULIN (POULAIN)Marguerite CARON

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Born: 6 April 1733 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Father: Ignace POULIN (POULAIN)

Mother: Marguerite CARON

Paternal grandparents: Jean POULIN (POULAIN) , Louise PARÉ

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CARON , Geneviève MAHEU

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Louis married Agnes CHABOT 13 June 1757 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Agnes CHABOT was born 3 October 1734 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Agnes died 13 April 1806 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Agnes was the child of Pierre CHABOT and Marie-Thérèse-Victoire LESSARD.

Louis POULIN died 2 September 1810 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada.
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Agnes CHABOT
Marriage date: 13 June 1757
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Agnes CHABOT was the child of Pierre CHABOT and Marie-Thérèse-Victoire LESSARD

Children of Louis POULIN and Agnes CHABOT

Marie-Josephte POULIN

Born: 1 January 1760, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis PEPIN dit LACHANCE 2 February 1778 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Felicite POULIN

Born: 12 December 1764, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 February 1840, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques TRUDEL 21 May 1790 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1733
6 April 1733
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Louis POULIN and Agnes CHABOT 13 June 1757, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte POULIN was born 1 January 1760, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Louis was 26 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Felicite POULIN was born 12 December 1764, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Louis was 31 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.