Nicolas BOISSONNEAU

Born

2 February 1759 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

17 November 1826 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

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Born: 2 February 1759 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Parents of Nicolas BOISSONNEAU

Father

Joseph BOISSONNEAU dit ST-ONGE

Mother

Marguerite BLAIS

Grandparents of Nicolas BOISSONNEAU

Paternal grandparents

Jean BOISSONNEAU Marguerite-Catherine CHORET

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS Marguerite ROY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Nicolas married Marie MCNEIL 1 September 1789 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MCNEIL was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie died 24 August 1840 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada. Marie was the child of Ignace Angus MCNEIL (MAKENILE) and Catherine MCNEIL (MAKENILE).

Nicolas BOISSONNEAU died 17 November 1826 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Nicolas BOISSONNEAU

Nicolas BOISSONNEAU married

Marie MCNEIL
Marriage date: 1 September 1789
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie MCNEIL was the child of Ignace Angus MCNEIL (MAKENILE) and Catherine MCNEIL (MAKENILE)

Children of Nicolas BOISSONNEAU and Marie MCNEIL

Marcelline BOISSONNEAU

Born: 3 August 1809, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph FORTIER 4 July 1826 Place: Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1759
2 February 1759
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

1763 - 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.

1775 - 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas BOISSONNEAU and Marie MCNEIL 1 September 1789, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1789 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1809 Birth of Child
Marcelline BOISSONNEAU was born 3 August 1809, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Nicolas was 50 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)