Philippe Poitras

Philippe was born on May 29th, 1702 in L' Ancienne Lorette, Quebec.  Philippe's father was Jean Poitras and his mother was Marie Anne Delavoye.  His paternal grandparents were Laurent Poitras and Marguerite Rene Bertin De Cugan. He had three brothers and six sisters, named Charles, Jacques, Pierre Ignace, Elisabeth, Marie Madleline, Marie Jeanne, Marie-Anne Madeleine, Marie Louise and Marie Anne.  He was the fifth oldest of the ten children. He had eleven half-brothers and six half-sisters, named Rene, Louis, Jean, Joseph, Francois, Pierre, Louis, Denis, Jean Louis Poitras Dit, Joseph Lucien, Pierre, Francoise Charlotte, Marie Madeleine, Marie Genevieve, Francoise, Marie Josephe and Marie Anne.