Sebastien "Bastien" POIRIER

Born

abt. 1745 , Fredericton, York, Acadia

Died

14 April 1821 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Jean Baptiste POIRIER Marie Josephte SAVOIE

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Born: abt. 1745 in Fredericton, York, Acadia

Father: Jean Baptiste POIRIER

Mother: Marie Josephte SAVOIE

Paternal grandparents: Michel POIRIER , Madeleine BOURGEOIS

Maternal grandparents: Germain SAVOIE , Marie BREAU dite VINCELOTTE

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Sebastien "Bastien" married Marie Anne PETIT dite LE VENT abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Anne PETIT dite LE VENT was born 27 February 1754 in Village Rouillé, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island). Marie Anne died 14 May 1840 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Marie Anne was the child of Jean PETIT dit LE VENT and Marie CARESTE.

Sebastien "Bastien" POIRIER died 14 April 1821 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
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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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Marie Anne PETIT dite LE VENT
Marriage date: abt. 1775
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie Anne PETIT dite LE VENT was the child of Jean PETIT dit LE VENT and Marie CARESTE

Children of Sebastien "Bastien" POIRIER and Marie Anne PETIT dite LE VENT

Julie POIRIER

Born: 17 July 1783, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 September 1847, St-Michel-de-Percé, Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste RICHARD 30 April 1804 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD

Born: 21 February 1784, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 January 1864, St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Canada

Married: Apolline RUEST (RUAIS) 17 February 1806 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1783 Birth of Child
Julie POIRIER was born 17 July 1783, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD was born 21 February 1784, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Julie POIRIER married 30 April 1804, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Jean Baptiste RICHARD

1806 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD married 17 February 1806, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Apolline RUEST (RUAIS)

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