Geneviève POIRIER

Born

1 August 1722 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

20 November 1790 , Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Geneviève POIRIER

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Born: 1 August 1722 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Geneviève POIRIER

Father

Jean POIRIER

Mother

Marguerite JARRY

Grandparents of Geneviève POIRIER

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas POIRIER Anne RABOUIN

Maternal grandparents

Henri JARRY dit HENRICHON Agathe LECUYER dite LAPIERRE

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

Geneviève married Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER 1 July 1743 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER was born 19 April 1720 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Pierre-Joseph died 11 January 1777 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre-Joseph was the child of Pierre TROTTIER dit DUVERNAY and Catherine ROY.

Geneviève POIRIER died 20 November 1790 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève POIRIER

Geneviève POIRIER married

Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER
Marriage date: 1 July 1743
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER was the child of Pierre TROTTIER dit DUVERNAY and Catherine ROY

Children of Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER and Geneviève POIRIER

Antoine TROTTIER

Born: 23 April 1762, Lachine, Montréal, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thérèse GAUTHIER 4 February 1788 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1722
1 August 1722
Montréal, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève POIRIER and Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER 1 July 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 20 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Birth of Child
Antoine TROTTIER was born 23 April 1762, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Geneviève was 39 years old.

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-Joseph TROTTIER died 11 January 1777, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Antoine TROTTIER married 4 February 1788, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Thérèse GAUTHIER

Death — 1790
20 November 1790
Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 68.

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