Michel POTVIN

Born

17 September 1771 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

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Born: 17 September 1771 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Michel POTVIN

Father

Michel POITEVIN dit POTVIN

Mother

Marie-Josephte SIMARD

Grandparents of Michel POTVIN

Paternal grandparents

Michel POITEVIN Françoise TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents

Pierre SIMARD Françoise MEUNIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Josephte SIMARD 18 January 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte SIMARD was born 11 October 1763 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte was the child of Pierre SIMARD and Ursule DUCHESNE.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel POTVIN

Michel POTVIN married

Josephte SIMARD
Marriage date: 18 January 1803
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Josephte SIMARD was the child of Pierre SIMARD and Ursule DUCHESNE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Michel POTVIN and Josephte SIMARD

Agnes POTVIN

Born: 18 March 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 2 June 1876, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph GRAVEL 7 November 1826 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Marie POTVIN

Born: abt. 1807, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois GAUTHIER 7 January 1828 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1771
17 September 1771
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

1803 Marriage / Partner
Michel POTVIN and Josephte SIMARD 18 January 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 31 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Agnes POTVIN was born 18 March 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel was 34 years old.

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