Jean-Baptiste
POITRAS
Born
18 September 1762
,
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
Died
12 May 1827
,
L'Islet, Lower Canada
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Born: 18 September 1762 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
Father:
Joseph POITRAS
Mother:
Marie-Josephte GARNEAU
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS
, Geneviève MOISAN
Maternal grandparents:
Jean GARNEAU
, Marie-Ursule MARTIN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite BERNIER 25 October 1785 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BERNIER was born 22 September 1768 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marguerite died 26 March 1838 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marie Marguerite Louise LANDRY.
Jean-Baptiste POITRAS died 12 May 1827 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 Jean-Baptiste POITRAS
Jean-Baptiste POITRAS married 
Marguerite BERNIER
Marriage date: 25 October 1785
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BERNIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marie Marguerite Louise LANDRY
Marguerite BERNIERMarriage date: 25 October 1785
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BERNIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marie Marguerite Louise LANDRY
Children of Jean-Baptiste POITRAS and Marguerite BERNIER
Marie-Claire POITRASBorn: abt. 1799, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Herculin CARLOS 21 February 1819 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
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Birth — 176218 September 1762
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
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 / PartnerJean-Baptiste POITRAS and Marguerite BERNIER 25 October 1785, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
He was 23 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Marriage of ChildMarie-Claire POITRAS married 21 February 1819, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Herculin CARLOS
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Death — 182712 May 1827
L'Islet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 64.
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