Joseph
POITRAS
Born
9 January 1714
,
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died
26 January 1789
,
L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
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Born: 9 January 1714 in L'Ancienne Lorette, 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):
Joseph married Marie-Josephte GARNEAU 6 October 1761 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte GARNEAU was born 13 March 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Josephte died 17 December 1806 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean GARNEAU and Marie-Ursule MARTIN.
Joseph POITRAS died 26 January 1789 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, 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 Joseph POITRAS
Joseph POITRAS married 
Marie-Josephte GARNEAU
Marriage date: 6 October 1761
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte GARNEAU was the child of Jean GARNEAU and Marie-Ursule MARTIN
Marie-Josephte GARNEAUMarriage date: 6 October 1761
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte GARNEAU was the child of Jean GARNEAU and Marie-Ursule MARTIN
Children of Joseph POITRAS and Marie-Josephte GARNEAU
Jean-Baptiste POITRASMarried: Marguerite BERNIER 25 October 1785 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
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Birth — 17149 January 1714
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1761 Marriage / PartnerJoseph POITRAS and Marie-Josephte GARNEAU 6 October 1761, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
He was 47 years old.
1762 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste POITRAS was born 18 September 1762, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
Joseph was 48 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste POITRAS married 25 October 1785, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marguerite BERNIER
Death — 178926 January 1789
L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 75.
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