Louis POITEVIN (POTVIN)

Born

6 January 1779 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

14 April 1867 , Chicoutimi, Canada East

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Joseph POITEVIN dit POTVIN Marie-Rose GAGNON

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Born: 6 January 1779 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph POITEVIN dit POTVIN

Mother: Marie-Rose GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Michel POITEVIN , Françoise TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNON , Scholastique GIRARD

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Louis married Scholastique THIBAULT 19 November 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Scholastique THIBAULT was born 28 November 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Scholastique died 10 November 1857 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori). Scholastique was the child of André THIBAULT and Agathe SIMARD.

Louis POITEVIN (POTVIN) died 14 April 1867 in Chicoutimi, 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.

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Spouse & Children of Louis POITEVIN (POTVIN)

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Scholastique THIBAULT
Marriage date: 19 November 1799
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Scholastique THIBAULT was the child of André THIBAULT and Agathe SIMARD

Children of Louis POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Scholastique THIBAULT

Judith POTVIN

Born: 22 September 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 14 August 1896, Laterrière, Québec, Canada

Married: Sauveur ST-GELAIS 28 November 1815 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Adelaide POITEVIN (POTVIN)

Born: 18 September 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Theodore TRUCHON 14 January 1823 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis POTVIN

Born: 15 September 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne BOUCHARD 15 August 1845 Place: La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Prudent POTVIN

Born: 8 March 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 20 September 1891, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada

Married: Rachelle BOUCHARD 10 August 1843 Place: La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Seraphine-Sara POTVIN

Born: 5 October 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Zacharie BOUCHARD 6 February 1843 Place: La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

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Birth — 1779
6 January 1779
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)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Louis POITEVIN (POTVIN) and Scholastique THIBAULT 19 November 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 20 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Judith POTVIN was born 22 September 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 21 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Adelaide POITEVIN (POTVIN) was born 18 September 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 23 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Judith POTVIN married 28 November 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Sauveur ST-GELAIS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Louis POTVIN was born 15 September 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 38 years old.

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

1821 Birth of Child
Prudent POTVIN was born 8 March 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 42 years old.

1823 Marriage of Child
Adelaide POITEVIN (POTVIN) married 14 January 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Theodore TRUCHON

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

1824 Birth of Child
Seraphine-Sara POTVIN was born 5 October 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 45 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

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)

1843 Marriage of Child
Seraphine-Sara POTVIN married 6 February 1843, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Zacharie BOUCHARD

1843 Marriage of Child
Prudent POTVIN married 10 August 1843, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Rachelle BOUCHARD

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage of Child
Louis POTVIN married 15 August 1845, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Marie-Anne BOUCHARD

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

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

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

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Death of Spouse/Partner
Scholastique THIBAULT died 10 November 1857, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

Death — 1867
14 April 1867
Chicoutimi, Canada East
He died at the age of 88.

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