Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE

Born

27 January 1709 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

25 August 1773 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET)

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Born: 27 January 1709 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE

Mother: Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET)

Maternal grandparents: Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) dit BRISETOUT , Anne SEIGNEUR

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Claude married Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX 29 September 1749 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX was born 24 September 1728 in Saint-Lambert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine died 27 July 1797 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine was the child of Jacques LEMIEUX and Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY.

Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE died 25 August 1773 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Spouse & Children of Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE

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Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE married

Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 29 September 1749
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX was the child of Jacques LEMIEUX and Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY

Children of Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE and Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX

Jacques-Marie POISSANT

Born: 17 August 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 2 November 1824, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Barbe BOURDEAU 27 February 1775 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Marie-Josephte CHAPERON 8 April 1782 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine POISSANT dite LASALINE

Born: 6 December 1755, Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
Died: 13 December 1796, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BOURDEAU 19 July 1773 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

André POISSANT

Born: 14 April 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 March 1843, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Marie-Elisabeth PERRAS 21 November 1791 Place: Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Regis) (Akwesasne)

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Birth — 1709
27 January 1709
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1749 Marriage / Partner
Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE and Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX 29 September 1749 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 40 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jacques-Marie POISSANT was born 17 August 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Claude was 41 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine POISSANT dite LASALINE was born 6 December 1755, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Claude was 46 years old.

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.

1769 Birth of Child
André POISSANT was born 14 April 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Claude was 60 years old.