Download or read book Genealogy of the Poirier Family in Chéticamp: The André line written by Jean Doris LeBlanc and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean Poirier (ca. 1626-ca. 1654) immigrated from France to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and married Jeanne Chabrat. André Poirier (ca. 1793- 1869), direct descendant in the seventh generation, lived in Chéticamp, Inverness County (part of Cape Breton Island), Nova Scotia, and married twice. Descendants and relatives lived in Nova Scotia and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Massachusetts and elsewhere in the United States.