Geneviève MOISAN

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11 December 1691 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

13 November 1766 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre MOISAN Barbe ROTTEAU (ROTEAU)

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Born: 11 December 1691 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre MOISAN

Mother: Barbe ROTTEAU (ROTEAU)

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Geneviève married Joseph-Lucien POITRAS 24 November 1708 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS was born 6 August 1684 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph-Lucien died 3 October 1748 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Joseph-Lucien was the child of Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE.

Geneviève MOISAN died 13 November 1766 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Geneviève MOISAN married

Joseph-Lucien POITRAS
Marriage date: 24 November 1708
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS was the child of Jean POITRAS and Marie VIE

Children of Joseph-Lucien POITRAS and Geneviève MOISAN

Jean POITRAS

Born: 15 September 1709, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 28 April 1793, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte HARNOIS 13 February 1736 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

François-Lucien POITRAS

Born: 12 October 1711, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 4 November 1790, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite GUENETTE 2 May 1748 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Joseph POITRAS

Born: 9 January 1714, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 26 January 1789, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte GARNEAU 6 October 1761 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Michel POITRAS

Born: 16 September 1729, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 27 September 1804, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite ARNOULD 9 November 1751 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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Birth — 1691
11 December 1691
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1708 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève MOISAN and Joseph-Lucien POITRAS 24 November 1708, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 16 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Jean POITRAS was born 15 September 1709, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Geneviève was 17 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
François-Lucien POITRAS was born 12 October 1711, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Geneviève was 19 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Joseph POITRAS was born 9 January 1714, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Geneviève was 22 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1729 Birth of Child
Michel POITRAS was born 16 September 1729, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Geneviève was 37 years old.

1736 Marriage of Child
Jean POITRAS married 13 February 1736, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Charlotte HARNOIS

1748 Marriage of Child
François-Lucien POITRAS married 2 May 1748, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Marie-Marguerite GUENETTE

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Lucien POITRAS died 3 October 1748, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

1751 Marriage of Child
Michel POITRAS married 9 November 1751, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Marguerite ARNOULD

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage of Child
Joseph POITRAS married 6 October 1761, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Marie-Josephte GARNEAU

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.

Death — 1766
13 November 1766
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 74.

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