Pierre
POISSANT
Born
13 July 1749
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died
3 January 1818
,
La Prairie, Lower Canada
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Born: 13 July 1749 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean-Baptiste POISSANT
Mother:
Catherine-Charlotte GAGNE
Paternal grandparents:
Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE
, Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET)
Maternal grandparents:
Louis-Etienne GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE
, Anne-Jeanne TESSIER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Veronique BOUCHARD 26 January 1776 in Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronique BOUCHARD was born 30 September 1757 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Veronique was the child of Louis BOUCHARD and Marie-Josephte BOYER.
Pierre POISSANT died 3 January 1818 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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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 Pierre POISSANT
Pierre POISSANT married 
Veronique BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 26 January 1776
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
Veronique BOUCHARD was the child of Louis BOUCHARD and Marie-Josephte BOYER
Veronique BOUCHARDMarriage date: 26 January 1776
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Province of Québec, Canada
Veronique BOUCHARD was the child of Louis BOUCHARD and Marie-Josephte BOYER
Children of Pierre POISSANT and Veronique BOUCHARD
Pierre POISSANTBorn: 11 April 1781, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 November 1854, Sainte-Martine, Canada East
Died: 13 November 1854, Sainte-Martine, Canada East
Married: Francoise LEFEBVRE 13 November 1809 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)
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Birth — 174913 July 1749
La Prairie, Canada, New France
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 - 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.
1776 Marriage / PartnerPierre POISSANT and Veronique BOUCHARD 26 January 1776, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)
He was 26 years old.
1781 Birth of ChildPierre POISSANT was born 11 April 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Pierre 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 Canada1809 Marriage of ChildPierre POISSANT married 13 November 1809, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Francoise LEFEBVRE
Death — 18183 January 1818
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 68.
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