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  (b. 9 August 1720 Champlain, Canada, New France   d. 2 June 1792 Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )  

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Pierre-Antoine POISSON was born 9 August 1720 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Pierre-Antoine POISSON was the child of Francois POISSON   and   Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François POISSON and Marguerite BEAUDRY (maternal)  Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

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Pierre-Antoine  married  Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY 23 December 1754 in Québec Province, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY  was born 26 May 1735 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Marie-Charlotte died 5 January 1815 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL.

Pierre-Antoine POISSON died 2 June 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.

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Pierre-Antoine POISSON married flag female ancestor Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY-- Date: 23 December 1754 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL




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birth1720 Birth
9 August 1720
Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
marriage1754 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Antoine POISSON and Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY 23 December 1754, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 34 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
marriage1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise POISSON married 1 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Francois GAUDET
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1792 Death
2 June 1792
Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He died at the age of 71.
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