Claude BISAILLON

(b. 16 October 1725 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 15 August 1805 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Claude BISAILLON was born 16 October 1725 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Claude BISAILLON was the child of Claude BISAILLON and Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne BISAILLON and Jeanne ROUANNAIS (maternal) Michel-Sidrac MARIER dit STE-MARIE and Marguerite-Marie BROSSEAU

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

Claude married Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE 11 November 1765 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 14 April 1744 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne died 25 April 1824 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie-Anne was the child of André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine LEBER.

Claude BISAILLON died 15 August 1805 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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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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Claude BISAILLON married

Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE-- Date: 11 November 1765 Place: Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was the child of André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine LEBER

Children of Claude BISAILLON and Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE:

Constant BISAILLON (b.4 October 1772, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 April 1830, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine BOUVET 4 February 1799 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1725 Birth
16 October 1725
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Claude BISAILLON and Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE 11 November 1765, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 40 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Constant BISAILLON was born 4 October 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Claude was 47 years old.

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.

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)

1799 Marriage of Child
Constant BISAILLON married 4 February 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Catherine BOUVET

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