Joseph
POTHIER
Born
7 August 1768
,
Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
12 December 1847
,
Yamachiche, Canada East
Parents & Family of Joseph POTHIER
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Born: 7 August 1768 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
François POTHIER
Mother:
Anne-Louise ALAVOINE
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph-Marie POTHIER
, Josephte MOUET DE MORAS
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques-Charles ALAVOINE
, Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE 6 November 1810 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE was born 29 March 1789 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Françoise was the child of Joseph BASTARACHE and Françoise LESIEUR.
Joseph POTHIER died 12 December 1847 in Yamachiche, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Joseph POTHIER
Joseph POTHIER married 
Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE
Marriage date: 6 November 1810
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Joseph POTHIER and Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE
Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE was the child of Joseph BASTARACHE and Françoise LESIEUR
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Françoise BASTARACHEMarriage date: 6 November 1810
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Joseph POTHIER and Marie-Françoise BASTARACHEMarie-Françoise BASTARACHE was the child of Joseph BASTARACHE and Françoise LESIEUR
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph POTHIER and Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE
Seraphine POTHIER 
Melanie POTHIER Tharsile POTHIERBorn: 13 September 1815, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Edouard POTHIER 
Amable POTHIER Leandre POTHIER Damase POTHIER Amable POTHIER
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Birth — 17687 August 1768
Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1810 Marriage / PartnerJoseph POTHIER and Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE 6 November 1810, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
He was 42 years old.
1812 Birth of ChildSeraphine POTHIER was born 27 July 1812, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Joseph was 43 years old.
1814 Birth of ChildMelanie POTHIER was born 22 January 1814, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Joseph was 45 years old.
1815 Birth of ChildTharsile POTHIER was born 13 September 1815, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Joseph was 47 years old.
1817 Birth of ChildEdouard POTHIER was born 27 June 1817, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Joseph was 48 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Birth of ChildAmable POTHIER was born 13 March 1819, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Joseph was 50 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1820 Birth of ChildLeandre POTHIER was born 3 December 1820, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Joseph was 52 years old.
1823 Birth of ChildDamase POTHIER was born 17 February 1823, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Joseph was 54 years old.
1823 Death of ChildAmable POTHIER died 8 October 1823, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Joseph was 55 years old.
1826 Birth of ChildAmable POTHIER was born 27 June 1826, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
Joseph was 57 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 184712 December 1847
Yamachiche, Canada East
He died at the age of 79.
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