Joseph
POIRIER
(b.
15 May 1783
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
12 June 1864
,
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
)
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Joseph POIRIER was born 15 May 1783 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph POIRIER was the child of François POIRIER and Louise LAGUERCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bernard POIRIER and Madeleine MICHEL dite LARUINE (maternal) Nicolas-Simon LAGUERCE dit DÉSORCY and Josephte LAMY dite DEFONDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Madeleine HUS MILET (MILLET) 19 September 1814 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine HUS MILET (MILLET) was born 28 January 1796 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Madeleine died 4 August 1830 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUS MILET (MILLET) and Marie-Madeleine GIGUERE.
Joseph married (2) Marie PELLETIER 25 January 1842 in Sorel, Canada East . Marie PELLETIER was born 10 October 1818 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie died 9 March 1861 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Louis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite PELOQUIN.
Joseph POIRIER died 12 June 1864 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East.
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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.
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Family and Children of Joseph POIRIER
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Madeleine HUS MILET (MILLET)-- Date: 19 September 1814 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Madeleine HUS MILET (MILLET) was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUS MILET (MILLET) and Marie-Madeleine GIGUERE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph POIRIER and Madeleine HUS MILET (MILLET):
Joseph POIRIER (b.abt. 1815, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
Marie-Madeleine POIRIER (b.16 August 1816, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 10 December 1881, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre ARPIN 4 February 1840 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Victoire POIRIER (b.20 September 1820, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 12 March 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Pierre HUFAULT (BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT)
Joseph POIRIER married Marie PELLETIER-- Date: 25 January 1842 Place: Sorel, Canada East
See marriage record for Joseph POIRIER and Marie PELLETIER
Marie PELLETIER was the child of Louis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite PELOQUIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph POIRIER and Marie PELLETIER:
Madeleine HUS MILET (MILLET)-- Date: 19 September 1814 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada Madeleine HUS MILET (MILLET) was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUS MILET (MILLET) and Marie-Madeleine GIGUERE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph POIRIER and Madeleine HUS MILET (MILLET):
Joseph POIRIER (b.abt. 1815, , Québec Province, Canada d. , ) Marie-Madeleine POIRIER (b.16 August 1816, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 10 December 1881, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)m. Pierre ARPIN 4 February 1840 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Victoire POIRIER (b.20 September 1820, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 12 March 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )m. Pierre HUFAULT (BOUFFEAU dit DUFAULT)
Joseph POIRIER married
Marie PELLETIER-- Date: 25 January 1842 Place: Sorel, Canada East See marriage record for Joseph POIRIER and Marie PELLETIERMarie PELLETIER was the child of Louis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite PELOQUIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph POIRIER and Marie PELLETIER:
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1783 Birth 15 May 1783
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1814 Marriage / PartnerJoseph POIRIER and Madeleine HUS MILET (MILLET) 19 September 1814, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 31 years old.
1816 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine POIRIER was born 16 August 1816, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Joseph was 33 years old.
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 England1820 Birth of ChildVictoire POIRIER was born 20 September 1820, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Joseph was 37 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1830 Death of Spouse/PartnerMadeleine HUS MILET (MILLET) died 4 August 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1840 Marriage of ChildMarie-Madeleine POIRIER married 4 February 1840, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre ARPIN
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1842 Marriage / PartnerJoseph POIRIER and Marie PELLETIER 25 January 1842, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 58 years old.
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1861 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie PELLETIER died 9 March 1861, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
1864 Death 12 June 1864
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
He died at the age of 81.
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