Marie-Barbe
POISSANT
Born
13 December 1775
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
8 January 1856
,
La Prairie, Canada East
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Born: 13 December 1775 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jacques-Marie POISSANT
Mother:
Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU
Paternal grandparents:
Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE
, Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX
Maternal grandparents:
Dominique BOURDEAU
, Barbe GERVAIS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Barbe married Michel MENARD 21 July 1799 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel MENARD was born 13 December 1773 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Michel died 1 January 1842 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Michel was the child of Joseph MENARD and Marie-Angélique BERGEVIN.
Marie-Barbe POISSANT died 8 January 1856 in La Prairie, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Marie-Barbe POISSANT
Marie-Barbe POISSANT married 
Michel MENARD
Marriage date: 21 July 1799
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Michel MENARD was the child of Joseph MENARD and Marie-Angélique BERGEVIN
Michel MENARDMarriage date: 21 July 1799
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Michel MENARD was the child of Joseph MENARD and Marie-Angélique BERGEVIN
Children of Michel MENARD and Marie-Barbe POISSANT
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Birth — 177513 December 1775
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1799 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Barbe POISSANT and Michel MENARD 21 July 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
She was 23 years old.
1803 Birth of ChildJoseph-Michel MENARD was born 28 December 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Marie-Barbe was 28 years old.
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 England1821 Marriage of ChildJoseph-Michel MENARD married 5 March 1821, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Geneviève GUERIN
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Death of Spouse/PartnerMichel MENARD died 1 January 1842, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.Death — 18568 January 1856
La Prairie, Canada East
She died at the age of 80.
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