Marguerite POIRIER

Born

abt. 1749 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

30 December 1780 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite married Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY 17 April 1777 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was born 15 July 1737 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . Joseph died 14 August 1789 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL .

Parents & Family of Marguerite POIRIER

Parents of Marguerite POIRIER

Father

Claude POIRIER dit GLODICHE

Mother

Marguerite CYR

Grandparents of Marguerite POIRIER

Paternal grandparents

Michel POIRIER Madeleine BOURGEOIS

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume CYR Marie Marguerite BOURG

Marguerite was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

m. Bourg Jean
m. Deshaies Joseph

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite POIRIER

Marguerite POIRIER married

Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY
Marriage date: 17 April 1777
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

Children of Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY and Marguerite POIRIER

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RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite POIRIER and Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY 17 April 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)