André POISSANT

Born

14 April 1769 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 March 1843 , La Prairie, Canada East

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Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX

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Born: 14 April 1769 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE

Mother: Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE , Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques LEMIEUX , Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY

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André married Marie-Elisabeth PERRAS 21 November 1791 in Saint-Régis, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Elisabeth PERRAS was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Elisabeth died abt. 1864 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

André POISSANT died 28 March 1843 in La Prairie, Canada East .
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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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Marie-Elisabeth PERRAS
Marriage date: 21 November 1791
Marriage place: Saint-Régis, Lower Canada

Children of André POISSANT and Marie-Elisabeth PERRAS

Marguerite POISSANT

Born: 18 May 1797, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
Died: 14 May 1870, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Joseph DORÉ

Medard POISSANT

Born: 5 September 1814, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
Died: 18 March 1896, Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada

Married: Mathilde-Martine PRIMEAU 6 February 1837 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1769
14 April 1769
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
André POISSANT and Marie-Elisabeth PERRAS 21 November 1791 , Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Regis) (Akwesasne)

He was 22 years old.

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

1797 Birth of Child
Marguerite POISSANT was born 18 May 1797, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

André was 28 years old.

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

1814 Birth of Child
Medard POISSANT was born 5 September 1814, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

André was 45 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England