Jacques-Marie POISSANT

Born

17 August 1750 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

2 November 1824 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Jacques-Marie married Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU 27 February 1775 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU was born 25 March 1756 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France. Marie-Barbe died 26 February 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Barbe was the child of Dominique BOURDEAU and Barbe GERVAIS .

Jacques-Marie married Marie-Josephte CHAPERON 8 April 1782 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte CHAPERON was born 17 May 1756 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Marie-Josephte died 23 December 1809 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph CHAPERON and Marie-Josephe MAGUET (MAILLET) .

Parents & Family of Jacques-Marie POISSANT

Parents of Jacques-Marie POISSANT

Father

Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE

Mother

Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX

Grandparents of Jacques-Marie POISSANT

Paternal grandparents

Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET)

Maternal grandparents

Jacques LEMIEUX Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques-Marie POISSANT

Jacques-Marie POISSANT married

Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU
Marriage date: 27 February 1775
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU was the child of Dominique BOURDEAU and Barbe GERVAIS

Children of Jacques-Marie POISSANT and Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU

Marie-Louise POSSANT dite LASALINE

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) 16 October 1797 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie-Barbe POISSANT

Born: 13 December 1775, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 January 1856, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Michel MENARD 21 July 1799 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Jacques-Marie POISSANT married

Marie-Josephte CHAPERON
Marriage date: 8 April 1782
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte CHAPERON was the child of Joseph CHAPERON and Marie-Josephe MAGUET (MAILLET)

Children of Jacques-Marie POISSANT and Marie-Josephte CHAPERON

Elisabeth POISSANT

Born: abt. 1797, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jacques GIROUX 21 January 1817 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1750
17 August 1750
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Marie POISSANT and Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU 27 February 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe POISSANT was born 13 December 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques-Marie was 25 years old.

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.

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU died 26 February 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1782 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Marie POISSANT and Marie-Josephte CHAPERON 8 April 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise POSSANT dite LASALINE married 16 October 1797, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Pierre DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Barbe POISSANT married 21 July 1799, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Michel MENARD

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

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte CHAPERON died 23 December 1809, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth POISSANT married 21 January 1817, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Jacques GIROUX

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

Death — 1824
2 November 1824
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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