François POISSON

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21 May 1649 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

11 December 1708 , Champlain, Canada, New France

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Jean POISSON Jacqueline CHAMBOY

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Born: 21 May 1649 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean POISSON

Mother: Jacqueline CHAMBOY

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François married Marguerite BEAUDRY 11 November 1687 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite BEAUDRY was born 21 March 1665 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite died 23 April 1706 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marguerite was the child of Urbain BEAUDRY (BAUDRY) dit LAMARCHE and Madeleine BOUCHER.

François POISSON died 11 December 1708 in Champlain, Canada, New France .
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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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Marguerite BEAUDRY
Marriage date: 11 November 1687
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marguerite BEAUDRY was the child of Urbain BEAUDRY (BAUDRY) dit LAMARCHE and Madeleine BOUCHER

Children of François POISSON and Marguerite BEAUDRY

Jeanne POISSON

Born: abt. 1694, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 March 1732, Champlain, Canada, New France

Married: Michel-Ignace BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) 12 April 1713 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Francois POISSON

Born: abt. 1695, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 February 1729, Champlain, Canada, New France

Married: Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR 7 January 1715 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Marguerite POISSON

Born: 5 February 1696, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Died: 7 February 1740, Champlain, Canada, New France

Married: Etienne-Joseph BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) 21 February 1724 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph POISSON dit GENTILLY

Born: 15 February 1704, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine BEAUDOIN 19 November 1727 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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Birth — 1649
21 May 1649
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Francois Poisson
born 21 May 1649, baptised 24 May 1649
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1649 Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1687 Marriage / Partner
François POISSON and Marguerite BEAUDRY 11 November 1687 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 38 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite POISSON was born 5 February 1696, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

François was 46 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1704 Birth of Child
Joseph POISSON dit GENTILLY was born 15 February 1704, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François was 54 years old.

1706 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite BEAUDRY died 23 April 1706, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Death — 1708
11 December 1708
Champlain, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 59.

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