Michel POTVIN

(b. 27 April 1777 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Michel POTVIN was born 27 April 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel POTVIN was the child of Joseph POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Marie-Rose GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY (maternal) Pierre GAGNON and Scholastique GIRARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Madeleine GINGRAS 25 August 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine GINGRAS was born 6 March 1789 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Marie GINGRAS and Emerentienne PERRON.

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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