Veronique POTVIN

Born

10 February 1775 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 January 1856 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN Barbe GAGNON

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Born: 10 February 1775 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN

Mother: Barbe GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Michel POITEVIN , Françoise TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Charles GAGNON , Claire-Francoise TREPANIER

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Veronique married Antoine BOUCHARD 14 July 1801 in La Baie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine BOUCHARD was born 15 July 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Antoine died 7 February 1863 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Antoine was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON.

Veronique POTVIN died 11 January 1856 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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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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Veronique POTVIN married

Antoine BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 14 July 1801
Marriage place: La Baie, Lower Canada
Antoine BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON

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Children of Antoine BOUCHARD and Veronique POTVIN

Martine-Mathilde BOUCHARD

Born: 13 March 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 19 December 1849, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Pepin TREMBLAY 23 November 1830 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1775
10 February 1775
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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Veronique POTVIN and Antoine BOUCHARD 14 July 1801, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

She was 26 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Martine-Mathilde BOUCHARD was born 13 March 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Veronique 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

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Marriage of Child
Martine-Mathilde BOUCHARD married 23 November 1830, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Pepin TREMBLAY

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 - 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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Death of Child
Martine-Mathilde BOUCHARD died 19 December 1849, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Veronique was 74 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

Death — 1856
11 January 1856
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
She died at the age of 80.

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