Jean POITRAS

Born

3 April 1639 , France

Died

7 May 1711 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Born: 3 April 1639 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1664.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Jean married Marie VIE 27 August 1664 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie VIE was born abt. 1648 in Paris, France. Marie died 28 July 1691 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie was the child of Robert VIE and Sainte PAULIN.

Jean married (2) Marie-Anne LAVOIE 26 April 1695 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne LAVOIE was born 10 January 1673 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 27 May 1711 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Isabelle AUPÉ (AUBERT).

Jean POITRAS died 7 May 1711 in Québec, Canada, New France .

Born at Cugand, Poitou, Vendee, France
son of Laurent Poitras and Renée Bertin

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Menuisier et habitant

The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
Source: tfcq.ca

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés

Jean POITRAS was a habitant.
Habitants were usually farmers or labourers who were initially brought over from France to live on this land. They had to pay rent and taxes to the seigneur, though they co-owned the land with the seigneur, and even had to work entirely for the benefit of the seigneur a few days each year.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

Habitants played an essential role in creating a permanent, settled population along the St. Lawrence River. But it was not an easy life...

Habitants had to clear the land, build a homestead, and plant and harvest a crop. The first task was never-ending, while the last one was annual. Building and repairing the house and barn were continual tasks. So were cutting and hauling firewood. The habitants had to be largely self-reliant in looking after all routine tasks such as cooking, baking, making furniture, and repairing tools. They had to attend to the educational and medical needs of the family. They had to endure the harsh physical climate and rough terrain, largely unaided by government support. The habitants had to pay taxes to the seigneurs and the church.

Canada: The Story of Our Heritage by Elspeth Deir, John Fielding, Nick Brune, Peter Grant, Stephanie Smith Abram; McGraw-Hill Ryerson School, 2000

Spouse & Children of Jean POITRAS

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Jean POITRAS married

Marie VIE
Marriage date: 27 August 1664
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie VIE was the child of Robert VIE and Sainte PAULIN

Children of Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE

Charlotte-Françoise POITRAS

Born: 25 November 1665, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 27 May 1749, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Jean SEDILOT 22 February 1689 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph POITRAS

Born: 18 March 1673, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 June 1753, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Catherine ALAIN 19 October 1705 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

François POITRAS

Born: 7 November 1675, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1737, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne PETITCLERC 17 November 1699 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Joseph-Lucien POITRAS

Born: 6 August 1684, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 October 1748, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Geneviève MOISAN 24 November 1708 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Josephte POITRAS

Born: 25 April 1687, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 29 May 1763, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: René GIRARD dit BRINDAMOU 29 January 1712 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Anne POITRAS

Born: 25 January 1689, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph CAPELIER dit LAPRISE 25 November 1717 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean POITRAS married

Marie-Anne LAVOIE
Marriage date: 26 April 1695
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne LAVOIE was the child of Pierre LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Isabelle AUPÉ (AUBERT)

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Children of Jean POITRAS and Marie-Anne LAVOIE

Elisabeth POITRAS

Born: abt. 1698, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LAHAISE 14 June 1723 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Madeleine-Josephte POITRAS

Born: 3 May 1699, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 2 February 1771, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis-Joseph BARBE dit ABEL 24 April 1724 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Jacques POITRAS

Born: 9 April 1704, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne GAGNE 12 November 1736 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie Louise POITRAS

Born: 6 February 1708, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 26 March 1762, Sault Sainte Marie, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Married: Louis GUETHIER dit LEVEILLE 6 April 1728 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Anne POITRAS

Born: 20 October 1709, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 27 May 1788, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Etienne AMYOT (AMIOT) 13 August 1731 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1639
3 April 1639
France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1664 Marriage / Partner
Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE 27 August 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 25 years old.

1665 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Françoise POITRAS was born 25 November 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 26 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Quebec
Jean Poydras (Poitras).......................27 menuisier
Marie Saincte Vivier ........................16 sa femme
francois poydras ........................3 mois leur filz
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1673 Birth of Child
Joseph POITRAS was born 18 March 1673, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 33 years old.

1675 Birth of Child
François POITRAS was born 7 November 1675, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 36 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS was born 6 August 1684, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 45 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte POITRAS was born 25 April 1687, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 48 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne POITRAS was born 25 January 1689, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 49 years old.

1689 Marriage of Child
Charlotte-Françoise POITRAS married 22 February 1689, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean SEDILOT

1691 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie VIE died 28 July 1691, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1695 Marriage / Partner
Jean POITRAS and Marie-Anne LAVOIE 26 April 1695, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 56 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Birth of Child
Madeleine-Josephte POITRAS was born 3 May 1699, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean was 60 years old.

1699 Marriage of Child
François POITRAS married 17 November 1699, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Marie-Anne PETITCLERC

1704 Birth of Child
Jacques POITRAS was born 9 April 1704, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean was 65 years old.

1705 Marriage of Child
Joseph POITRAS married 19 October 1705, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Marie-Catherine ALAIN

1708 Birth of Child
Marie Louise POITRAS was born 6 February 1708, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean was 68 years old.

1708 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS married 24 November 1708, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Geneviève MOISAN

1709 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne POITRAS was born 20 October 1709, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean was 70 years old.

Death — 1711
7 May 1711
Québec, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 72.

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