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Charles POIRIER was born 21 March 1832 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Charles POIRIER was the child of Pierre POIRIER and Marie-Louise PELOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François POIRIER and Louise LAGUERCE (maternal) Joseph PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Louise HUS MILLETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Theotiste ALLARD 16 January 1855 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theotiste ALLARD was born abt. 1835 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Theotiste was the child of Pierre ALLARD and Theotiste DUFAULT.
Charles POIRIER died 3 October 1899 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .
m. Théotiste Allard
16 JAN 1855 in Sorel, Richelieu, Québec
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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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Charles POIRIER
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Theotiste ALLARD-- Date: 16 January 1855 Place: Sorel, Canada East
Theotiste ALLARD was the child of Pierre ALLARD and Theotiste DUFAULT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Charles POIRIER and Theotiste ALLARD:
Marie POIRIER (b.abt. 1862, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Felix TESSIER 10 April 1883 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Theotiste ALLARD-- Date: 16 January 1855 Place: Sorel, Canada East Theotiste ALLARD was the child of Pierre ALLARD and Theotiste DUFAULT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Charles POIRIER and Theotiste ALLARD:
Marie POIRIER (b.abt. 1862, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Felix TESSIER 10 April 1883 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
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1832 Birth 21 March 1832
Sorel, Lower Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1855 Marriage / PartnerCharles POIRIER and Theotiste ALLARD 16 January 1855, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 22 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - 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.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1883 Marriage of ChildMarie POIRIER married 10 April 1883, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Felix TESSIER
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1899 Death 3 October 1899
Sorel, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 67.
Added: 4/14/2016 6:42:38 PM
- Updated: 4/7/2025 1:20:54 PM
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