flag male ancestor  François  PAYANT

  (b. 8 June 1779 La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 22 February 1862 Châteauguay, Canada East )  

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François PAYANT was born 8 June 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

François PAYANT was the child of Louis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE   and   Monique LEFORT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph-Jacques PAYANT dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Jeanne LEGRIS dite LEPINE (maternal)  Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE and Marguerite FAVREAU

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

François  married  Marie-Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) 16 February 1801 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)  was born 27 April 1779 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Marie-Marguerite died 11 September 1841 in Saint-Isidore, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) and Marie-Agathe-Françoise SIMARD.

François PAYANT died 22 February 1862 in Châteauguay, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of François appear below.

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.

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Family and Children of François PAYANT

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François PAYANT married flag female ancestor Marie-Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)-- Date: 16 February 1801 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marie-Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) was the child of Joseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) and Marie-Agathe-Françoise SIMARD




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Children of François PAYANT and Marie-Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU):

flag male ancestor Francois PAYANT (b.7 June 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag baby boy ancestor Constant PAYANT (b.9 March 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 4 July 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Marguerite PAYANT (b.23 July 1804, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 5 August 1890, Ormstown, Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Adelaide PAYANT (b.19 March 1806, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag baby boy ancestor Louis PAYANT (b.4 June 1808, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 6 December 1808, La Prairie, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie PAYANT (b.30 April 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 21 January 1893, Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada )

flag male ancestor Medard PAYANT (b.24 April 1812, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Sophie PAYANT (b.abt. 1812, La Prairie, Lower Canada   d. 27 September 1883, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada )

flag male ancestor Joseph PAYANT (b.30 April 1814, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada  d. 24 November 1859, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East )

flag girl ancestor Marie-Zoe PAYANT (b.13 October 1816, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada  d. 20 August 1821, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)

flag baby girl ancestor Marie-Louise PAYANT (b.24 March 1819, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada  d. 25 August 1821, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)



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birth1779 Birth
8 June 1779
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1801 Marriage / Partner
François PAYANT and Marie-Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) 16 February 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 21 years old.
1801 Birth of Child
Francois PAYANT was born 7 June 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 22 years old.
1803 Birth of Child
Constant PAYANT was born 9 March 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 23 years old.
1804 Birth of Child
Marguerite PAYANT was born 23 July 1804, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 25 years old.
1806 Birth of Child
Adelaide PAYANT was born 19 March 1806, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 26 years old.
1808 Birth of Child
Louis PAYANT was born 4 June 1808, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 29 years old.
1810 Birth of Child
Marie PAYANT was born 30 April 1810, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 30 years old.
1812 Birth of Child
Medard PAYANT was born 24 April 1812, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François was 32 years old.
1814 Birth of Child
Joseph PAYANT was born 30 April 1814, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

François was 34 years old.
1816 Birth of Child
Marie-Zoe PAYANT was born 13 October 1816, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

François was 37 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1819 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PAYANT was born 24 March 1819, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

François was 39 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1821 Death of Child
Marie-Zoe PAYANT died 20 August 1821, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

François was 42 years old.
1821 Death of Child
Marie-Louise PAYANT died 25 August 1821, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

François was 42 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1841 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) died 11 September 1841, Saint-Isidore, Québec, Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1859 Death of Child
Joseph PAYANT died 24 November 1859, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

François was 80 years old.
death1862 Death
22 February 1862
Châteauguay, Canada East

He died at the age of 82.
Added: 11/30/2014 12:22:40 PM - Updated: 1/26/2025 12:21:58 PM

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