Michel POIRIER dit DE FRANCE

Born

abt. 1667 , Lourdun, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France

Died

14 November 1740 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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Born: abt. 1667 in Lourdun, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Michel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1692.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Michel married Marie CHIASSON abt. 1692 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie CHIASSON was born abt. 1670 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie was the child of Guyon CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE and Jeanne BERNARD.

Michel POIRIER dit DE FRANCE died 14 November 1740 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) .

son of Joseph Poirier and Marie ?

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Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Michel POIRIER dit DE FRANCE married

Marie CHIASSON
Marriage date: abt. 1692
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marie CHIASSON was the child of Guyon CHIASSON dit LAVALLEE and Jeanne BERNARD

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Michel Poirier dit de France, born in c1667, was a nephew of the long deceased Jean Poirier and younger first cousin of Jean's son Michel l'aîné of Chignecto, who was 17 years older than Michel dit de France. In c1692, Michel dit de France married Marie, daughter of Guyon Chiasson dit La Vallée and Jeanne Bernard, probably at Chignecto, where they were counted a year after their marriage. Marie gave Michel dit de France a dozen children, including five sons who created families of their own.

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Children of Michel POIRIER dit DE FRANCE and Marie CHIASSON

Michel POIRIER

Born: abt. 1693, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 16 January 1758, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: Jeanne BOURGEOIS 16 February 1718 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Marie Anne POIRIER

Born: abt. 1694, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François Charles DOUCET 20 November 1715 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Cecile POIRIER

Born: abt. 1696, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 14 November 1747, , Acadia, Canada

Married: Charles DOUCET 16 February 1718 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

François POIRIER

Born: abt. 1698, , Acadia, Canada
Died: abt. 1752,

Married: Marguerite DOUCET 1726 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Madeleine POIRIER

Born: abt. 1702, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph POIRIER

Born: 26 December 1702, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: ,

Married: Jeanne ARSENAULT 1730 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Pierre POIRIER

Born: abt. 1711, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite POIRIER

Born: abt. 1713, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Honore COMEAU 25 January 1735 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

René POIRIER

Born: 23 October 1718, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 3 March 1766, , France

Married: Anne GAUDET 14 November 1740 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Philippe POIRIER

Born: abt. 1723, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

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Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, November 7, 1983

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

1702 Birth of Child
Joseph POIRIER was born 26 December 1702, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1715 Marriage of Child
Marie Anne POIRIER married 20 November 1715, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to François Charles DOUCET

1718 Marriage of Child
Cecile POIRIER married 16 February 1718, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Charles DOUCET

1718 Marriage of Child
Michel POIRIER married 16 February 1718, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Jeanne BOURGEOIS

1718 Birth of Child
René POIRIER was born 23 October 1718, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1735 Marriage of Child
Marguerite POIRIER married 25 January 1735, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Honore COMEAU