flag female ancestor  Marie-Madeleine  POIRIER

  (b. 16 August 1816 Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 10 December 1881 Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada )  

Am I Your Ancestor?
POIRIER Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!


Marie-Madeleine POIRIER was born 16 August 1816 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Marie-Madeleine POIRIER was the child of Joseph POIRIER   and   Madeleine HUS MILET (MILLET) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François POIRIER and Louise LAGUERCE (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste HUS MILET (MILLET) and Marie-Madeleine GIGUERE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Madeleine  married  Pierre ARPIN 4 February 1840 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre ARPIN  was born 19 August 1809 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Pierre died 14 September 1876 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada.  Pierre was the child of Joseph ARPIN and Marguerite PICHET dite DUPRÉ.

Marie-Madeleine POIRIER died 10 December 1881 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marie-Madeleine appear below.

Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Marie-Madeleine POIRIER

[Hide/Show]

Marie-Madeleine POIRIER married flag male ancestor Pierre ARPIN-- Date: 4 February 1840 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Pierre ARPIN was the child of Joseph ARPIN and Marguerite PICHET dite DUPRÉ




Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec


Children of Pierre ARPIN and Marie-Madeleine POIRIER:



Add Life Event for this Ancestor Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Marie-Madeleine POIRIER
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Marie-Madeleine POIRIER: Events, Photos & Historical Records

birth1816 Birth
16 August 1816
Sorel, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
marriage1840 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine POIRIER and Pierre ARPIN 4 February 1840, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 23 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
marriage1867 Marriage of Child
François ARPIN married 4 April 1867, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime) to Celina THIBAULT
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1876 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre ARPIN died 14 September 1876, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1881 Death
10 December 1881
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 65.
Added: 8/20/2015 4:24:59 PM - Updated:

Learn more about where your ancestor was born.


Visit Sorel, Lower Canada

Not the person you are looking for? Try again!

Search for YOUR Family by Name

NOTE: If you don't know your ancestor's whole name or are unsure of the spelling, specify part of the name.

First Name (and Middle Name if applicable):
*Last Name:
Gender:
Born (+/- 2 years):
Died (+/- 2 years):
Match all terms exactly:

Search for YOUR Family by Place

To search for a place, specify place name below. Choose name from the list. Then SEARCH.
*Place Name:

Genealogy research for Marie-Madeleine Poirier (on other sites)

findagrave, familysearch

Sign In

WAIT! There's more.
Find out more about Marie-Madeleine POIRIER.

Sign In or Join for FREE! to see the details!

Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card or personal information.

Unique Gift Ideas and Genealogy Resources From or Related to Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)