Jean (Jehan)
POIRIER
Born
abt. 1626
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Martaizé, Loudun, Vienne, France
Died
abt. 1652
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Acadia, Canada
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Jean (Jehan) POIRIER was born abt. 1626 in Martaizé, Loudun, Vienne, France
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Jean (Jehan) was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1648.
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Jean (Jehan) married Jeanne CHEBRAT abt. 1647 in France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jeanne CHEBRAT was born 5 February 1627 in France.
Jean (Jehan) POIRIER died abt. 1652 in Acadia, Canada.
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Jean (Jehan) POIRIER was a Matelot.
Jean (Jehan) POIRIER was a Matelot.
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Marie Françoise POIRIER (b.abt. 1649, , Acadia, Canada d. , )m. Roger QUESSY (CAISSIE) 1669 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Michel POIRIER (b.abt. 1650, , Acadia, Canada d. , )m. Marie BOUDROT 1 January 1673 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
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POIRIER-LAJEUNESSE - Poirier comes from (Le) Poirier. Is said of one who comes from one of the localities of this name in France. Or, nickname from the fruit tree. Lajeunesse is the agglutination of 'youth', a soldier's nickname. Jean (Jehan) Poirier was born around 1626 in St-François du Poitou in France. He arrived in the country in 1641 aboard the ship 'St-François'. He is a fisherman. He married Jeanne Chebrat (20), daughter of Antoine Chebrat and Françoise Chaumoret in 1648 in Acadia. From their union 2 children were born. He died in 1652 at Port-Royal in Acadie (Nova Scotia). His widow remarried the same year with Antoine Gougeon.
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POIRIER-LAJEUNESSE - Poirier comes from (Le) Poirier. Is said of one who comes from one of the localities of this name in France. Or, nickname from the fruit tree. Lajeunesse is the agglutination of 'youth', a soldier's nickname. Jean (Jehan) Poirier was born around 1626 in St-François du Poitou in France. He arrived in the country in 1641 aboard the ship 'St-François'. He is a fisherman. He married Jeanne Chebrat (20), daughter of Antoine Chebrat and Françoise Chaumoret in 1648 in Acadia. From their union 2 children were born. He died in 1652 at Port-Royal in Acadie (Nova Scotia). His widow remarried the same year with Antoine Gougeon.
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Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, November 7, 1983
Death
As far as is known, the very first family founder to die in Acadia was the fisherman turned farmer Jean Poirier, who died probably at Port-Royal in c1654, age unknown.
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As far as is known, the very first family founder to die in Acadia was the fisherman turned farmer Jean Poirier, who died probably at Port-Royal in c1654, age unknown.
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