Jean-Joseph POTVIN

Born

5 July 1781 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 November 1839 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN Marie-Josephte SIMARD

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Born: 5 July 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN

Mother: Marie-Josephte SIMARD

Paternal grandparents: Michel POITEVIN , Françoise TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Pierre SIMARD , Françoise MEUNIER

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Jean-Joseph married Agnes TREMBLAY 13 November 1798 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Agnes TREMBLAY was born 1 January 1780 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Agnes was the child of Bruno TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne GAGNON.

Jean-Joseph POTVIN died 3 November 1839 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Jean-Joseph POTVIN married

Agnes TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 13 November 1798
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Agnes TREMBLAY was the child of Bruno TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne GAGNON

Children of Jean-Joseph POTVIN and Agnes TREMBLAY

Placide POTVIN

Born: 21 December 1800, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 19 February 1862, La Baie, Canada East

Felix POTVIN

Born: 12 March 1805, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 19 June 1872, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Henriette POTVIN

Born: 26 April 1807, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste MOREAU 24 November 1829 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

André POTVIN

Born: 6 February 1813, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 4 September 1896, La Baie, Québec, Canada

Joseph POTVIN

Born: 12 October 1815, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Luce POTVIN

Born: abt. 1819, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 12 June 1892, St-Théodore-d'Acton, Canada

Sophie POTVIN

Born: 2 December 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1781
5 July 1781
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Joseph POTVIN and Agnes TREMBLAY 13 November 1798, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 17 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Placide POTVIN was born 21 December 1800, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Joseph was 19 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Felix POTVIN was born 12 March 1805, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Joseph was 23 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Henriette POTVIN was born 26 April 1807, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Joseph was 25 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
André POTVIN was born 6 February 1813, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Joseph was 31 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Joseph POTVIN was born 12 October 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Joseph was 34 years old.

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

1822 Birth of Child
Sophie POTVIN was born 2 December 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Joseph was 41 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Henriette POTVIN married 24 November 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste MOREAU

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