Jean POITRAS

Born

15 September 1709 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

28 April 1793 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Lucien POITRAS Geneviève MOISAN

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Born: 15 September 1709 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Lucien POITRAS

Mother: Geneviève MOISAN

Paternal grandparents: Jean POITRAS , Marie VIE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MOISAN , Barbe ROTTEAU (ROTEAU)

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Jean married Charlotte HARNOIS 13 February 1736 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . Charlotte HARNOIS was born 30 March 1719 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Charlotte died 29 December 1756 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Charlotte was the child of Eustache HARNOIS and Thérèse CHABOT dite LAMARRE.

Jean POITRAS died 28 April 1793 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower 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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Charlotte HARNOIS
Marriage date: 13 February 1736
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Charlotte HARNOIS was the child of Eustache HARNOIS and Thérèse CHABOT dite LAMARRE

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Birth — 1709
15 September 1709
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Jean POITRAS and Charlotte HARNOIS 13 February 1736, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

He was 26 years old.

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

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte HARNOIS died 29 December 1756, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.