Louis Picotte, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Louis Picotte

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 04-May-1780

Date of Death: 07-May-1827

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Louis Picotte

  • Louis Picotte (May 4, 1780 – May 7, 1827) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Quebec.
  • He represented Saint-Maurice in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1820 to 1824 as a member of the Parti canadien. He was born in Rivière du-Loup (later Louiseville), the son of Jean-Baptiste Picotte, an Acadian refugee, and Hélène Jarlais.
  • Picotte was a voyageur in the Northwest with McTavish, Frobisher and Company.
  • In 1810, he married his second cousin Archange Déjarlais.
  • Picotte established a butcher shop in Trois-Rivières around 1813.
  • He died in Rivière-du-Loup at the age of 47.

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