Jean-Baptiste POIRIER

Born

8 August 1772 , Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 March 1833 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste POIRIER Charlotte LECOMPTE

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Born: 8 August 1772 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste POIRIER

Mother: Charlotte LECOMPTE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre POIRIER dit DESLOGES , Charlotte PILON

Maternal grandparents: Charles LECOMPTE dit LAFLEUR , Geneviève LALONDE

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Jean-Baptiste married Félicité-Charlotte PICARD 23 November 1795 in Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Félicité-Charlotte PICARD was born 4 July 1775 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Félicité-Charlotte was the child of Antoine PICARD and Angélique DUQUET dite DESROSIERS.

Jean-Baptiste POIRIER died 13 March 1833 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada .
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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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Jean-Baptiste POIRIER married

Félicité-Charlotte PICARD
Marriage date: 23 November 1795
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada
Félicité-Charlotte PICARD was the child of Antoine PICARD and Angélique DUQUET dite DESROSIERS

Children of Jean-Baptiste POIRIER and Félicité-Charlotte PICARD

Marguerite POIRIER

Born: 25 April 1801, Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Died: 25 March 1869, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada

Married: Dominique DUPONT 25 November 1822 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Félicité POIRIER dite DESLOGES

Born: 27 November 1813, Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Died: 6 September 1897, Clinton, Clinton, New York, USA

Married: Pierre BULTEAU 7 October 1839 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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Birth — 1772
8 August 1772
Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste POIRIER and Félicité-Charlotte PICARD 23 November 1795, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 23 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Marguerite POIRIER was born 25 April 1801, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Félicité POIRIER dite DESLOGES was born 27 November 1813, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
Marguerite POIRIER married 25 November 1822, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Dominique DUPONT

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England