Michel
POITRAS
Born
16 September 1729
,
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died
27 September 1804
,
L'Islet, Lower Canada
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Born: 16 September 1729 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Father:
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS
Mother:
Geneviève MOISAN
Paternal grandparents:
Jean POITRAS
, Marie VIE
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre MOISAN
, Barbe ROTTEAU (ROTEAU)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marguerite ARNOULD 9 November 1751 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite ARNOULD was born 22 April 1728 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marguerite died 21 June 1795 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marguerite was the child of André ARNOULD dit VILLENEUVE and Marie-Madeleine MARIER.
Michel POITRAS died 27 September 1804 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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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 Michel POITRAS
Michel POITRAS married 
Marguerite ARNOULD
Marriage date: 9 November 1751
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite ARNOULD was the child of André ARNOULD dit VILLENEUVE and Marie-Madeleine MARIER
Marguerite ARNOULDMarriage date: 9 November 1751
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite ARNOULD was the child of André ARNOULD dit VILLENEUVE and Marie-Madeleine MARIER
Children of Michel POITRAS and Marguerite ARNOULD
Jean POITRASBorn: 16 January 1758, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 29 August 1839, L'Islet, Lower Canada
Died: 29 August 1839, L'Islet, Lower Canada
Married: Genevieve COUILLARD 11 November 1782 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
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Birth — 172916 September 1729
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
1751 Marriage / PartnerMichel POITRAS and Marguerite ARNOULD 9 November 1751, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
He was 22 years old.
1758 Birth of ChildJean POITRAS was born 16 January 1758, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
Michel was 28 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.
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.1782 Marriage of ChildJean POITRAS married 11 November 1782, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Genevieve COUILLARD
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
1795 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarguerite ARNOULD died 21 June 1795, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
Death — 180427 September 1804
L'Islet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.
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