François POIRIER

(b. abt. 1756 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 26 April 1792 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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François POIRIER was born abt. 1756 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

François POIRIER was the child of Bernard POIRIER and Madeleine MICHEL dite LARUINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre POIRIER and Marie Agnes CORMIER (maternal) François MICHEL dit LARUINE and Marguerite MEUNIER

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François married Louise LAGUERCE 4 May 1778 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise LAGUERCE was born 11 August 1759 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Louise died 15 April 1825 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louise was the child of Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY and Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND.

François POIRIER died 26 April 1792 in Sorel, 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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François POIRIER married

Louise LAGUERCE-- Date: 4 May 1778 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise LAGUERCE was the child of Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY and Josephte LAMY dite DEFOND

Children of François POIRIER and Louise LAGUERCE:

Marie-Louise POIRIER (b.18 September 1781, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François PLANTE 19 January 1801 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph POIRIER (b.15 May 1783, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 June 1864, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East)
m. Madeleine HUS MILET (MILLET) 19 September 1814 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Marie PELLETIER 25 January 1842 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre POIRIER (b.5 February 1787, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 October 1846, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Marie-Louise PELOQUIN 12 August 1816 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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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.