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Israel Wilson Potvin Sr. 1846–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1846

Birth Location: Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 21 Jul 1915

Death Location: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA

Father: Joseph Potvin

Mother: Genevieve Potvin

Spouse(s): Agnes Potvin

Children(s): Israel Jr.

Israel Wilson Potvin Sr. / was born in 1846 in Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada, the child of Joseph Potvin And Genevieve Dubuque Potvin. Israel Wilson Potvin Sr. married Agnes Belair Potvin, and had children including Israel Potvin Jr. Israel Wilson Potvin Sr. / passed away in 1915 in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Israel Wilson Potvin Sr. // was born in 1846 in Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada, the child of Joseph Potvin And Genevieve Dubuque Potvin.
  • Israel Wilson Potvin Sr. // married Agnes Belair Potvin, and had children including Israel Potvin Jr.
  • Israel Wilson Potvin Sr. // passed away in 1915 in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Potvin
1807–1893
Birth Location: Chambly, Quebec, Canada
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Genevieve Potvin
1810–1874
Birth Location: Chambly, , Quebec, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Potvin
1849–1887
Birth Location: Napierville St-Cyprien, Québec, Canada
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Children(s)

Israel Jr.
1869–1921
Birth Location: Independence, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
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Israel Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Israel Sr.
1846–1915
Birth Place: Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
Parents
Joseph Potvin
1807–1893
Chambly, Quebec, Canada
Genevieve (Dubuque) Potvin
1810–1874
Chambly, , Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Marie (Ann Thom) Potvin
1785–1820
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Israel Sr.'s Descendants

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Israel (Wilson Potvin) Sr. (3 Jan 1846–21 Jul 1915) m. Agnes (Belair) Potvin (8 Apr 1849–9 Mar 1887)
  1. 1. Israel (Potvin) Jr. 1869–1921 m. Virginia (Favrou) Potvin 1879–1937
    1. 1. Leo (John Potvin) Sr. 1897–1978 m. Lorraine (Janet Parks Potvin) Kostensky 1911–1972
      1. 1. Leo (John Potvin) Jr. 1933–1996 m. Marlene (Ann Cihlar) Potvin 1932–2005

Israel Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1846
3 Jan 1846
Birth of Israel Wilson Potvin Sr. // in Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
1915
21 Jul 1915
Age 69
Death of Israel Wilson Potvin Sr. // in Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA
Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1846
    Event Place: Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1915
    Event Place: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA
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