François PAYANT

Born

8 June 1779 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

22 February 1862 , Châteauguay, Canada East

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, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Marguerite died 11 September 1841 in Saint-Isidore, Canada East. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) and Marie-Agathe-Françoise SIMARD .

Parents & Family of François PAYANT

Parents of François PAYANT

Father

Louis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE

Mother

Monique LEFORT

Grandparents of François PAYANT

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-Jacques PAYANT dit ST-ONGE Marie-Jeanne LEGRIS dite LEPINE

Maternal grandparents

Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE Marguerite FAVREAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François PAYANT

François PAYANT married

Marie-Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)
Marriage date: 16 February 1801
Marriage 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)

Francois PAYANT

Born: 7 June 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Constant PAYANT

Born: 9 March 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 4 July 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marguerite PAYANT

Born: 23 July 1804, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 5 August 1890, Ormstown, Québec, Canada

Adelaide PAYANT

Born: 19 March 1806, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Louis PAYANT

Born: 4 June 1808, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 6 December 1808, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marie PAYANT

Born: 30 April 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 21 January 1893, Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada

Medard PAYANT

Born: 24 April 1812, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Sophie PAYANT

Born: abt. 1812, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 27 September 1883, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Joseph PAYANT

Born: 30 April 1814, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
Died: 24 November 1859, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East

Marie-Zoe PAYANT

Born: 13 October 1816, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
Died: 20 August 1821, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise PAYANT

Born: 24 March 1819, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
Died: 25 August 1821, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1779
8 June 1779
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

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

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

1801 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.

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.

1819 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PAYANT was born 24 March 1819, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

François was 39 years old.

1820 - 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.

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

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

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, 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.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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.

Death — 1862
22 February 1862
Châteauguay, Canada East
He died at the age of 82.

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