François
POITRAS
Born
7 November 1675
,
Québec, Canada, New France
Died
11 April 1737
,
Québec, Canada, New France
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Born: 7 November 1675 in Québec, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean POITRAS
Mother:
Marie VIE
Maternal grandparents:
Robert VIE
, Sainte PAULIN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Anne PETITCLERC 17 November 1699 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne PETITCLERC was born 27 January 1688 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Marie-Anne died 29 November 1737 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre PETITCLERC and Françoise PARIS.
François POITRAS died 11 April 1737 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of François POITRAS
François POITRAS married 
Marie-Anne PETITCLERC
Marriage date: 17 November 1699
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PETITCLERC was the child of Pierre PETITCLERC and Françoise PARIS
Marie-Anne PETITCLERCMarriage date: 17 November 1699
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PETITCLERC was the child of Pierre PETITCLERC and Françoise PARIS
Children of François POITRAS and Marie-Anne PETITCLERC
Marie-Anne POITRASBorn: 10 November 1700, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1773, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 November 1773, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Pierre GENEST (GENETTE) 8 August 1729 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Francois POITRASBorn: 14 July 1702, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 4 August 1764, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 August 1764, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Marguerite HAINS 16 November 1729 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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Birth — 16757 November 1675
Québec, Canada, New France
1699 Marriage / PartnerFrançois POITRAS and Marie-Anne PETITCLERC 17 November 1699, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
He was 24 years old.
1700 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne POITRAS was born 10 November 1700, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
François was 25 years old.
1702 Birth of ChildFrancois POITRAS was born 14 July 1702, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)
François was 26 years old.
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1729 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne POITRAS married 8 August 1729, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre GENEST (GENETTE)
1729 Marriage of ChildFrancois POITRAS married 16 November 1729 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marguerite HAINS
Death — 173711 April 1737
Québec, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 61.
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