Pierre
POISSANT
Born
11 April 1781
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
13 November 1854
,
Sainte-Martine, Canada East
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Born: 11 April 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Pierre POISSANT
Mother:
Veronique BOUCHARD
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste POISSANT
, Catherine-Charlotte GAGNE
Maternal grandparents:
Louis BOUCHARD
, Marie-Josephte BOYER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Francoise LEFEBVRE 13 November 1809 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise LEFEBVRE was born 6 October 1791 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Francoise was the child of Louis-Basile LEFEBVRE and Marie-Louise COLIGNON.
Pierre POISSANT died 13 November 1854 in Sainte-Martine, 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 Pierre POISSANT
Pierre POISSANT married 
Francoise LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 13 November 1809
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Francoise LEFEBVRE was the child of Louis-Basile LEFEBVRE and Marie-Louise COLIGNON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Francoise LEFEBVREMarriage date: 13 November 1809
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Francoise LEFEBVRE was the child of Louis-Basile LEFEBVRE and Marie-Louise COLIGNON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre POISSANT and Francoise LEFEBVRE
Flavie POISSANTBorn: 6 January 1815, Châteauguay, Lower Canada
Died: 16 December 1902, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada
Died: 16 December 1902, Sainte-Martine, Québec, Canada
Married: Antoine VALLEE (VALLÉ) 3 July 1832 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)
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Birth — 178111 April 1781
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
1809 Marriage / PartnerPierre POISSANT and Francoise LEFEBVRE 13 November 1809, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)
He was 28 years old.
1815 Birth of ChildFlavie POISSANT was born 6 January 1815, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)
Pierre was 33 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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1832 Marriage of ChildFlavie POISSANT married 3 July 1832, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Antoine VALLEE (VALLÉ)
1837 - 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 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.
Death — 185413 November 1854
Sainte-Martine, Canada East
He died at the age of 73.
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