Francois POTVIN

Born

7 May 1783 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 March 1853 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Francois married Marie-Anne THIBAULT 10 January 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne THIBAULT was born 8 March 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of André THIBAULT and Agathe SIMARD .

Parents & Family of Francois POTVIN

Parents of Francois POTVIN

Father

Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN

Mother

Barbe GAGNON

Grandparents of Francois POTVIN

Paternal grandparents

Michel POITEVIN Françoise TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents

Charles GAGNON Claire-Francoise TREPANIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois POTVIN

Francois POTVIN married

Marie-Anne THIBAULT
Marriage date: 10 January 1809
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne THIBAULT was the child of André THIBAULT and Agathe SIMARD

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Francois POTVIN and Marie-Anne THIBAULT

Francois POTVIN

Born: 4 October 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 19 November 1891, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Agnes BOUCHARD 9 February 1841 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada East

Marie POTVIN

Born: 9 October 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 8 January 1861, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Vital FILION 3 February 1835 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Georges POTVIN

Born: 16 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 29 July 1898, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie GAUTHIER 5 September 1843 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada East

Leandre POTVIN

Born: abt. 1815, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Luce LAVOIE 3 February 1846 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Eugenie POTVIN

Born: 9 May 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 25 November 1871, La Baie, Québec, Canada

Married: Paul BOUCHARD 20 April 1841 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Francois's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1783
7 May 1783
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)

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

1809 Marriage / Partner
Francois POTVIN and Marie-Anne THIBAULT 10 January 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Francois POTVIN was born 4 October 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Francois was 26 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Marie POTVIN was born 9 October 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Francois was 28 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Georges POTVIN was born 16 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Francois was 29 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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Eugenie POTVIN was born 9 May 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Francois was 41 years old.

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Marriage of Child
Marie POTVIN married 3 February 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Vital FILION

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

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 Marriage of Child
Francois POTVIN married 9 February 1841, Les Éboulements, Canada East to Agnes BOUCHARD

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada