Pierre POIRIER

Born

31 March 1720 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

21 March 1785 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre married Marie GAUDET 10 June 1745 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GAUDET was born abt. 1722 in Acadia, Canada. Marie died 27 April 1794 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Pierre GAUDET dit LE JEUNE and Marguerite HÉBERT .

Parents & Family of Pierre POIRIER

Parents of Pierre POIRIER

Father

Jean Baptiste POIRIER

Mother

Marie Jeanne CORMIER

Grandparents of Pierre POIRIER

Paternal grandparents

Michel POIRIER Marie BOUDROT

Maternal grandparents

Thomas CORMIER Marie Madeleine GIROUARD

Pierre 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

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

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre POIRIER

Pierre POIRIER married

Marie GAUDET
Marriage date: 10 June 1745
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie GAUDET was the child of Pierre GAUDET dit LE JEUNE and Marguerite HÉBERT

Children of Pierre POIRIER and Marie GAUDET

Marie-Anne-Catherine POIRIER

Born: 25 August 1763, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 December 1833, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: David BERGERON 20 February 1792 Place: Nicolet, Lower 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 — 1720
31 March 1720
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

1745 Marriage / Partner
Pierre POIRIER and Marie GAUDET 10 June 1745, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

He was 25 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Catherine POIRIER was born 25 August 1763, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre was 43 years old.

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.