Bruno
Poitras
Born in St-Leonard, Madawaska, New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Son of Jean Cyrille Poitras
and Lucie Marie Dube
Brother of
George Poitras, Cyrille Poitras, Gabriel Cyrille Poitras, Joseph Poitras, Denis Poitras, Marie Poitras, Pierre Poitras, Isidore Poitras, Pascal Israel Poitras, Honore Poitras, Beloni Poitras and Francois Xavier Poitras
Husband of
Sophie Cyr
— married
1 Aug 1871 in St Leonard Parent
Descendants 
Died
at age 50
in Grand Falls, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Dec 2016
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Biography
Bruno was born 22 Nov 1839 in St Leonard, NB. He was the first born child of Cyrille Poitras Lucie Dube. At age 32 he married Sophie Cyr, Daughter of Pierre and Elodie Cyr 1 Aug 1871 at St Leonard Parent. [1] There were 4 children of the union. Bruno and his father each had a 91 acre parcel of land side by side fronting on the St John river at St Leonard NB. He passed away 19 Feb 1890 at the age of 52. [2]
About Bruno's Death
Date February 25 1890 Newspaper The Daily Telegraph; Bruno Poitras left Hopkin's camp on the Tobique waters, Monday 17th, for Grand Falls (Victoria Co.) cutting across through the woods. He was found by a traveller in an old hovel nearly frozen to death on Wednesday. He had been 36 hours without fire and only two miles off from Forbe's camp where he was taken with difficulty. Friends were sent for who brought him out Wednesday and he expired going up Waddel's hill near Grand Falls about 4 p.m. being unconscious up to the time.[3]
Date February 28 1890 Newspaper The Daily Telegraph; Bruno Poitras, well known resident of St. Leonard's, died Friday last. Deceased had been working on the Tobique River and left the camp at which he was boss to visit his home. He was found at the depot camp Wednesday last by Geo. TEDLIE in a very weak condition. He was benumbed with cold and could scarcely speak. Mr. Tedlie removed him to Forbe's camp about two miles distant. On Thursday his brother went after him to take him home, but before he reached the latter place he died. Deceased has been a boss in the lumber camps for a number of years.[4]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/1110/d13p_31391070?pid=300544435
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/1110/d13p_31350304?
- ↑ http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=9a03b9c6-c70d-4c60-a786-726b437b268b
- ↑ http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=275d5a78-8d5c-4b6f-9e1d-d74e9a3afb8d
- "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CM-BJL : 14 January 2020), Bruno Poitras, 1839.
- "New Brunswick Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMT-WBP : 9 March 2018), Bruno Poitras, St. Leonard, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada; citing line number 500, p. 13; Library and Archives Canada number C-1004, Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 477,556.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 November 2020), memorial page for Bruno Poitras (22 Nov 1839–19 Feb 1890), Find a Grave Memorial no. 58020509, citing Saint-Leonard-Parent Cemetery, Saint-Leonard, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada ; Maintained by Diane Blair (contributor 47283460) .
- https://www.worldcat.org/title/repertoire-genealogique-des-poitras-du-madawaska/oclc/866200987
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bruno by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bruno:
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[Living St Amand]
according to his baptism at St Bruno 25 Dec 1839 it says ne le 22 du Novembre dernier, so doesn't that mean he was born in 1838?
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