Urbain was born on 5 Nov 1823 and baptized the next day in Grande-Digue.[1][2] Urbain married Lucille Poirier, daughter of Pierre Poirier and Marguerite Bourgeois (sic for Leger), on 5 Nov 1849.[3][4][5] In the 1851 census "Reuben" (age 27) lived with his wife Lucile and daughter Ozette in Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick.[6] He passed away in 1901.[7]
Research Notes
In the baptism record for his son Joseph, Urbain's name was written as Urbain (à Jos.) Poirier, indicating his father's name was Joseph. Fremmerlid-1 03:26, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
Sources
↑ Baptism: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing G > Grande-Digue > 1800-1889, Urbain Poirier baptism on 6 Nov 1823.
↑ Baptism (Transcription): Grande-Digue, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, catholique, Baptêmes et Mariages 1800-1875, Sépultures 1802-1875 ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 6), Image #1230, baptism for Urbain Poirier, 6 Nov 1823, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016/C-3017, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016/C-3017, accessed 26 Aug 2023.
↑ Marriage: "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image; citing G > Grande-Digue > 1800-1889, Urbain Poirier and Lucille Poirier marriage on 5 Nov 1849.
↑ Marriage (Transcription): Grande-Digue, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, catholique, Baptêmes et Mariages 1800-1875, Sépultures 1802-1875 (F.M. 9, A 11, vol 6), Image #267, marriage for Urbain Poirier and Lucille Poirier, 5 Nov 1849, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016/C-3017, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016/C-3017, accessed 28 Aug 2023.
↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-NYHD : 13 March 2018), Urbain Poirier and Lucille Poirier, 05 Nov 1849; citing , , New Brunswick, Canada, p. 113, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 845,797.
↑ 1851 Census: "Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)", Library and Archives Canada, Reuben Porrier (27) head of household in Shediac, Westmorland (county), New Brunswick, Canada; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 54, Line: 14, Microfilm reel number: C-997, Image number: e002295215, Item ID number: 23574360.
↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGH8-HZ9 : 17 August 2019), Urbain Poirier, 22 Mar 1901; citing Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, certificate 003040, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,320,312.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Urbain by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line.
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