Antoine-François POIRIER

Born

4 July 1799 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

Died

26 January 1859 , Vaudreuil, Canada East

Antoine-François married Josephte BOYER 23 August 1824 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Josephte BOYER was born 13 September 1802 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE and Madeleine SOUCHEREAU .

Parents & Family of Antoine-François POIRIER

Parents of Antoine-François POIRIER

Father

François POIRIER dit DESLOGES

Mother

Marie-Louise DUBOIS

Grandparents of Antoine-François POIRIER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre POIRIER dit DESLOGES Charlotte PILON

Maternal grandparents

Jean-François DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE Marie-Françoise RENAUD dite LAVERGNE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine-François POIRIER

Antoine-François POIRIER married

Josephte BOYER
Marriage date: 23 August 1824
Marriage place: Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
Josephte BOYER was the child of Benjamin BOYER dit FONTAINE and Madeleine SOUCHEREAU

Marriage notes:

St-Michel

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

Children of Antoine-François POIRIER and Josephte BOYER

Antoine POIRIER

Born: 10 July 1827, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Died: ,

François POIRIER

Born: 8 November 1831, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise-Josephte POIRIER

Born: abt. 1835, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Rose-De-Lima POIRIER

Born: abt. 1840, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1799
4 July 1799
Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 Marriage / Partner
Antoine-François POIRIER and Josephte BOYER 23 August 1824, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

He was 25 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Antoine POIRIER was born 10 July 1827, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Antoine-François was 28 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
François POIRIER was born 8 November 1831, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Antoine-François was 32 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.