Pierre-Amable POISSANT

Born

11 September 1765 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

1 September 1828 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre-Amable POISSANT

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Born: 11 September 1765 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Pierre-Amable POISSANT

Father

Pierre-François POISSANT

Mother

Marie-Catherine MONET

Grandparents of Pierre-Amable POISSANT

Paternal grandparents

Pierre POISSANT dit LASALINE Angélique GIROUX

Maternal grandparents

François MONET dit LAVERDURE Élisabeth DUMONTET

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

Pierre-Amable married Marie-Josephte LONGTIN 5 July 1790 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LONGTIN was born abt. 1773 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Laurent LONGTIN and Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

Pierre-Amable POISSANT died 1 September 1828 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Amable POISSANT

Pierre-Amable POISSANT married

Marie-Josephte LONGTIN
Marriage date: 5 July 1790
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte LONGTIN was the child of Laurent LONGTIN and Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Children of Pierre-Amable POISSANT and Marie-Josephte LONGTIN

Ambroise POISSANT

Born: 22 January 1806, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 10 December 1857, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne DAIGNEAU (DAIGNAULT) 3 August 1829 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1765
11 September 1765
Québec Province, Canada

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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Amable POISSANT and Marie-Josephte LONGTIN 5 July 1790, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

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)

1806 Birth of Child
Ambroise POISSANT was born 22 January 1806, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre-Amable was 40 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