Pierre
POIRIER
Born
5 February 1787
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
8 October 1846
,
Sorel, Canada East
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Pierre POIRIER married 
Marie-Louise PELOQUIN
Marriage date: 12 August 1816
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Louise PELOQUIN was the child of Joseph PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Louise HUS MILLET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Louise PELOQUINMarriage date: 12 August 1816
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Louise PELOQUIN was the child of Joseph PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Louise HUS MILLET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre POIRIER and Marie-Louise PELOQUIN
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 17875 February 1787
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1816 Marriage / PartnerPierre POIRIER and Marie-Louise PELOQUIN 12 August 1816, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 29 years old.
1816 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
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 England1824 Birth of ChildPierre POIRIER was born 29 January 1824, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Pierre was 37 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1832 Birth of ChildCharles POIRIER was born 21 March 1832, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Pierre was 45 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 18468 October 1846
Sorel, Canada East
He died at the age of 59.
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